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

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

I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.

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!

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

They used to be buddies, I thought, they used to be friends, and now they hate each other because one has to work for a living and the other comes from the West Side. They shouldn't hate each other.

You 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.