They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.

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.

What's the safest thing to be when one is met by a gang of social outcasts in an alley? ...No, another social outcast!

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

... Hey, I didn't know you didn't like baloney." I went cold. "I don't like it. I never liked it." Soda just looked at me. "You used to eat it. That's why you wouldn't eat anything while you were sick. You kept saying you didn't like baloney, no matter what it was we were trying to get you to eat." "I don't like it," I repeated.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.

I learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there.