Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.
S. E. HintonI didn't think much about that statement then. But later I would-I still do. I think about it and think about it until I think I'm going crazy.
S. E. HintonThings were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.
S. E. HintonYou still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There's still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows.
S. E. HintonIt was too vast a problem to be just a personal thing. There should be some help, someone should tell them before it was too late. Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then, and wouldn’t be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore.
S. E. Hinton