The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

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"Everything was running down like a clock that nobody wants to fix."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I felt older than sixteen."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I don't know how to say goodbye."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"That's the difference between us and them."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"They had it easy."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I could use a cigarette."
Johnny Cade
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"We're the Greasers."
Dallas Winston
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"I didn't care anymore."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Being a Greaser, that's what I am."
Sodapop Curtis
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"I'm standing on the front steps and it's early morning."
Ponyboy Curtis Time
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"That's just fine. I don't mind being a Greaser."
Johnny Cade
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"Sometimes I don't understand people."
Ponyboy Curtis Philosophy
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"I knew that we were locked in and couldn't get out."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Nothing gold can stay."
Johnny Cade Change
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"I was wishing I could be a Greaser again, or at least have some of the things they have."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"We're all pretty bad."
Darry Curtis Truth
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"Socs are just people. But the thing is, it doesn't matter much."
Ponyboy Curtis Justice
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"I had almost forgotten that there was a whole world outside the gang."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her house and the one I saw from mine was the same one."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I'm not going to show you any of my feelings. I don't have time to lose them."
Sodapop Curtis Strength
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"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
Ponyboy Curtis Life
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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
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"There's still plenty of good in the world. All you have to do is look for it."
Johnny Cade Wisdom
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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"There's a lot more to life than just greasers and socs."
Ponyboy Curtis Wisdom
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"I just want to be remembered."
Johnny Cade
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"Maybe things will be better for us now."
Sodapop Curtis Hope
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"I could never look at life the same way."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Do you ever get the feeling nothing is real?"
Johnny Cade Philosophy
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"I'm sorry I ever let you down."
Ponyboy Curtis