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# SE Hinton

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Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre. She graduated from the University of Tulsa.

##  Quotes by SE Hinton

> [No, your mother... is not crazy. And neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother crazy. He's merely miscast in a play.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/se-hinton/no-your-mother-is-not-crazy-and-neither-contrary-to-popular-belief-is/)

[SE Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/se-hinton/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/se-hinton-70267_ability_no-your-mother-is-not-crazy-and-neither_1083336.jpg)

> [Loyalty is his only vice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/se-hinton/loyalty-is-his-only-vice/)

[SE Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/se-hinton/)

[Loyalty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loyalty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/se-hinton-70267_loyalty_loyalty-is-his-only-vice-1214745_1214745.jpg)

> [Every now and then, a person comes along, has a different view of the world than does the usual person. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/se-hinton/every-now-and-then-a-person-comes-along-has-a-different-view-of-the/)

[SE Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/se-hinton/)

[Being crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-crazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/se-hinton-70267_being-crazy_every-now-and-then-a-person-comes-along_1987945.jpg)

> [Even the most primitive of societies have an innate respect for the insane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/se-hinton/even-the-most-primitive-of-societies-have-an-innate-respect-for-the/)

[SE Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/se-hinton/)

[Insane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/se-hinton-70267_insane_even-the-most-primitive-of-societies-hav_2182972.jpg)

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