The Outsiders

Book · 5 characters · 534 quotes · 1967

Quotes from The Outsiders

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"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back of a pickup truck were the same one."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I'm a greaser and Socs are too... but I'm different."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"There's still a lot of good in the world. I mean, look at all the books they have in the library."
Johnny Cade Wisdom
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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"We're greasers and they're Socs and that's the way it is."
Sodapop Curtis
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"That was the night everything changed."
Ponyboy Curtis Change
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"I'm happy, even if I'm scared."
Ponyboy Curtis Courage
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"There's still lots of good in the world."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"I'm going to write about it."
Ponyboy Curtis Creativity
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"We were all crying."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"You get a lot of sleep, don't you, Ponyboy?"
Darry Curtis Health
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"That don't prove nothing. It just happens we're on the same side."
Dallas Winston Friendship
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"I'm seventeen years old. I've seen a lot of things in my lifetime."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the street didn't look much different."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Socs are just like us."
Johnny Cade Wisdom
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"You don't have to be a hero to be important."
Johnny Cade Courage
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"I'm not going to look for trouble."
Darry Curtis Peace
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"We're all pretty bad, but we're not criminals."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"I'm a greaser. It's not like I'm a Beatle or something."
Ponyboy Curtis
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"Things are rough all over."
Sodapop Curtis Life
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"There's still lots of good in the world. I didn't know."
Johnny Cade Wisdom
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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
Ponyboy Curtis Truth
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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade Hope
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"His eyes were like ice. Cold and dark."
Ponyboy Curtis Power
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"Staying alive is all I can do."
Johnny Cade
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"I wanted to be gone as far away as possible."
Ponyboy Curtis Adventure
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"We'll be together again. Don't forget that."
Johnny Cade Friendship
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"It was strange to be able to talk about books and plays without feeling like a coward."
Ponyboy Curtis Education
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"That was the thing about Sodapop. He understood."
Ponyboy Curtis Family