The Outsiders Quotes With Page Numbers
The Outsiders, a classic novel by S.E. Hinton, is known for its memorable quotes. Here are the top 99 quotes from the book, with page numbers:
Top 99 The Outsiders Quotes With Page Numbers
- “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 148)
- “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 56)
- “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. Man, do I have fun!” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 50)
- “Things are rough all over.” – Cherry Valance (pg. 35)
- “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.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 41)
- “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. Hell, I wouldn’t care so much if there hadn’t been so many things I haven’t done yet. So many damn things I ain’t seen or done.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 93)
- “I guess we’re different, us greasers. I mean, getting drunk’s not going to do any good. You can’t see what you’re fighting. It doesn’t do any good to fight anyway.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 57)
- “We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.” – Soda Curtis (pg. 117)
- “Things are rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 35)
- “I like to watch movies. I like to see if the people in the movies are lying or not. Sometimes I can tell, but sometimes I can’t.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 49)
- “I don’t know. He just likes to show off his muscles. And I mean show them off.” – Two-Bit Matthews (pg. 38)
- “They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” – Narrator (pg. 4)
- “I’m never going to get used to anything. Anybody that does, they might as well be dead.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 78)
- “If you can’t win, at least try to make the guy break even.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 77)
- “I don’t like to fight. I don’t like trouble. But if you want to push me, I’ll fight.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 20)
- “It ain’t fair that we have all the rough breaks!” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 117)
- “You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you… except maybe a fifty-foot wave.” – Dallas Winston (pg. 56)
- “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.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 41)
- “I’m not afraid of them. It was worth it. It was worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 178)
- “You don’t ever think about yourself, do you? Sodapop told me.” – Cherry Valance (pg. 38)
- “I’m sorry I started all the trouble. I didn’t mean to. I forgot to tell you that.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 51)
- “I’ve been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you’re gold when you’re a kid, like green. When you’re a kid everything’s new. Like you saw the sunset for the first time. That’s gold. You get green when you’re a teenager. Anyway, that’s what I meant. I just want you to stay gold. You’re not going into that church.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 148)
- “Things are rough all over.” – Cherry Valance (pg. 35)
- “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 56)
- “I don’t know. He just likes to show off his muscles. And I mean show them off.” – Two-Bit Matthews (pg. 38)
- “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. Hell, I wouldn’t care so much if there hadn’t been so many things I haven’t done yet. So many damn things I ain’t seen or done.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 93)
- “I guess we’re different, us greasers. I mean, getting drunk’s not going to do any good. You can’t see what you’re fighting. It doesn’t do any good to fight anyway.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 57)
- “We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.” – Soda Curtis (pg. 117)
- “Things are rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 35)
- “I like to watch movies. I like to see if the people in the movies are lying or not. Sometimes I can tell, but sometimes I can’t.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 49)
- “I don’t know. I always have a good time when I’m with a gang. You have a few laughs and a good time, and nothin’ can touch you.” – Two-Bit Matthews (pg. 35)
- “I’m never going to get used to anything. Anybody that does, they might as well be dead.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 78)
- “If you can’t win, at least try to make the guy break even.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 77)
- “I don’t like to fight. I don’t like trouble. But if you want to push me, I’ll fight.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 20)
- “It ain’t fair that we have all the rough breaks!” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 117)
- “You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you… except maybe a fifty-foot wave.” – Dallas Winston (pg. 56)
- “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.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 41)
- “I’m not afraid of them. It was worth it. It was worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 178)
- “You don’t ever think about yourself, do you? Sodapop told me.” – Cherry Valance (pg. 38)
- “I’m sorry I started all the trouble. I didn’t mean to. I forgot to tell you that.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 51)
- “I’ve been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you’re gold when you’re a kid, like green. When you’re a kid everything’s new. Like you saw the sunset for the first time. That’s gold. You get green when you’re a teenager. Anyway, that’s what I meant. I just want you to stay gold. You’re not going into that church.” – Johnny Cade (pg. 148)
- “Things are rough all over.” – Cherry Valance (pg. 35)
- “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.” – Ponyboy Curtis (pg. 56)
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