Dally was so real he scared me..

But Dally, heaters kill people! Ya' kill 'em with switchblades to, don'tcha?.

Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff..

We had played a kid's version of gang fighting called "Civil War," and then later we had got in on the real thing, we fought with chains and we fough….

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male..

Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies..

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

why do you like fights Darry~Ponyboy He just likes to show off his muscles~Sodapop.

I don't know why I go to school unless for kicks, oh well might as well do dissect a frog..

Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too..

Y'all were heroes from the beginning. You just didn't 'turn' all of a sudden.

All of a sudden it felt like people were peering over my shoulder, wondering what I would write next. I was blocked for four years..

Things are rough all over..

Suddenly it wasn't only a personal thing to me. I could picture hundreds and hundreds of boys living on the wrong sides of cities, boys with black ey….

If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that's one of the most important parts of learning to write. ….

Some are going, some are staying....i'm in between..

They shouldn't hate each other . . . I don't hate the Socs any more . . . they shouldn't hate . . ..

The difference is that was then, this is now..

I used to be sure of things. Me, once i had all the answers. I wish i was a kid again, when i had all the answers.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money..