They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.
S. E. HintonAll of a sudden it felt like people were peering over my shoulder, wondering what I would write next. I was blocked for four years.
S. E. HintonYour mother is not crazy. Neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother. He is merely miscast in a play. He would have made the perfect knight in a different century, or a very good pagan prince in a time of heroes. He was born in the wrong era, on the wrong side of the river, with the ability to do anything and finding nothing he wants to do.
S. E. Hinton