Greaser...greaser...greaser...” Steve singsonged. “O…

“If you want to see something funny, it's a tough hood sticking his tongue out at his big brother.”

— S.E. Hinton

“I'm not saying that either Socs or greasers are better; that's just the way things are.”

— S.E. Hinton

“No quiero morir ahora. No ha sido suficiente tiempo. Dieciséis años no son suficiente tiempo. No me importaría tanto si no hubiese tantas cosas…

— S.E. Hinton

“He'll have to do without me, Jamie thought, not looking back. And then clearly, as if he'd been told, he knew Grenville /could/ do…

— S.E. Hinton

“I could fall in love with Dallas Winston," she said. "I hope I never see him again, or I will.”

— S.E. Hinton

“It's not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values. You're more emotional. We're sophistocated-…

— S.E. Hinton

“It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the…

— S.E. Hinton

“We gotta do it for Johnny...Let's do it for Johnny!”

— S.E. Hinton

“Greaser ' didn't have anything to do with it. My buddy over there wouldn't have done it. Maybe you would have done the same…

— S.E. Hinton

“Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.”

— S.E. Hinton

“You are in love with Sandy?" What's it like?" "Hhhmmm." He sighed happily. "It's real nice.”

— S.E. Hinton

“Yeah," I said. "And I'm gonna look just like him." The black cat paused and looked me over. "No you ain't baby. That cat…

— S.E. Hinton

“He meant you are gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything is new, dawn. It's just. Like the way…

— S.E. Hinton

“We're almost as close as brothers; when you grow up in a tight-knit neighborhood like ours you get to know each other real well.”

— S.E. Hinton

“They weren't looking for a fight, they were looking to fit in.”

— S.E. Hinton