It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!

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

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.

I had it then. Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.

Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.

Johnny almost grinned as he nodded. "Tuff enough," he managed, and by the way his eyes were glowing, I figured Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade.

You know the rules. No jazz before a rumble.