But Dally, heaters kill people! Ya' kill 'em with switchblades to, don'tcha?

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.

Some are going, some are staying....i'm in between.

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

You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.

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