--- title: "1 Learned Want Quotes By S. E. Hinton" description: "1 Learned Want quotes by S. E. Hinton. Plus more from S. E. Hinton and more Learned Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/s-e-hinton-13299_hell_i-learned-that-if-you-want-to-get-somewh_62835.png" --- > [I learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-learned-that-if-you-want-to-get-somewhere-you-just-make-up-your/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/s-e-hinton-13299_hell_i-learned-that-if-you-want-to-get-somewh_62835.png) ## More by S. E. Hinton > [I learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-learned-that-if-you-want-to-get-somewhere-you-just-make-up-your/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [Asleep, he looked a lot younger than going-on-seventeen, but I had noticed that Johnny looked younger when he was asleep too, so I figured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/asleep-he-looked-a-lot-younger-than-going-on-seventeen-but-i-had/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [Naturally, everything boils down to relationships in my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/naturally-everything-boils-down-to-relationships-in-my-books/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [Since I am first of all a character writer, that character's emotions are as vivid to me as my own. I always begin with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/since-i-am-first-of-all-a-character-writer-that-character-s-emotions/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [Any writer who gives a reader a pleasurable experience is doing every other writer a favor because it will make the reader want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/any-writer-who-gives-a-reader-a-pleasurable-experience-is-doing-every/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [I grew up here and my friends are here. There's nothing wrong with here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-grew-up-here-and-my-friends-are-here-there-s-nothing-wrong-with-here/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [I find it to be easier to write from a man's point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-find-it-to-be-easier-to-write-from-a-man-s-point-of-view/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/stay-gold-ponyboy-stay-gold/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/my-mother-was-physically-and-emotionally-abusive-my-father-was-an/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > ['The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/the-outsiders-cast-in-particular-was-a-joy-to-be-around-sweet-kids/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/if-people-want-to-find-me-they-can-they-ll-see-a-middle-aged-woman/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/when-i-stepped-out-into-the-bright-sunlight-from-the-darkness-of-the/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [My goal from being a child was to have a happy home life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/my-goal-from-being-a-child-was-to-have-a-happy-home-life/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-never-base-a-character-on-someone-i-know-you-can-get-ideas-from/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) > [My boyfriend suggested I write two pages a day. He wouldn't take me out if I hadn't done my two pages. That's how I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/my-boyfriend-suggested-i-write-two-pages-a-day-he-wouldn-t-take-me/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learned-want/s-e-hinton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Learned Want Quotes By S. E. Hinton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S. E. 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