I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

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

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!

...I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.

If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky

Things are rough all over.

It's okay. We aren't in the same class. Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.