The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

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"The socs had so much more than we did."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Maybe I was being too harsh on him."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I won't fight you, Ponyboy."
Darry Curtis Peace
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"That's the least of my worries."
Darry Curtis Strength
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"I could see the fear in Johnny's eyes."
Ponyboy Curtis Fear
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"I had always wanted to be an actor since I was small."
Ponyboy Curtis Dreams
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"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
Darry Curtis
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"I'm not going to be like this forever."
Sodapop Curtis Hope
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"It doesn't matter if they're old or young, if they're Socs or greasers."
Johnny Cade Kindness
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"Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
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"I was supposed to be the responsible one, the sensible one."
Sodapop Curtis
S
"You can't fake being human."
Sodapop Curtis
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"It seemed like there was nothing to owe anybody. I could just be myself now. But even as I thought it, I knew it wasn't true."
Ponyboy Curtis Freedom
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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
J
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"It's time to grow up."
Darry Curtis
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"I won't let you down."
Sodapop Curtis
D
"We're all we have."
Darry Curtis Family
J
"I want to be remembered."
Johnny Cade
J
"Nothing gold can stay."
Johnny Cade Change
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"I'm going to prove myself."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I have to think about things."
Ponyboy Curtis
J
"We're both pretty messed up."
Johnny Cade
J
"Stay away from me."
Johnny Cade
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"I'll be there, don't worry."
Dallas Winston
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"Hate never accomplished anything."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
J
"You don't know what it's like to be scared."
Johnny Cade Fear
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"It's not my fault things are rough."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I want to go somewhere and have a blast."
Sodapop Curtis Adventure
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"That's what greasers do."
Dallas Winston