"The Outsiders" Quotes

Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.

I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.

I was supposed to be the deep one, the thinker. I had the marks to prove it. But I thought too much.

Things are rough all over.

I am a greaser. I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society.

It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.

I guess we're different. I figured that out a long time ago. I mean, I used to like fights. I can't stand them now.

I used to talk about killing myself all the time, man. But I don't wanna die now. It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't gonna be long enough.

I liked my books and clouds and sunsets. I am different from Dally and his kind. I don't want to be a hood. I want to be a greaser.

I'm never gonna be like him. I've been thinking about it, and that's the difference between me and him. I ain't afraid of him. I'll kill him if he tries to beat me.