214 Quotes by S. E. Hinton

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

You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you...

I always try to write the best I can.

Suddenly it wasn't only a personal thing to me. I could picture hundreds and hundreds of boys living on the wrong sides of cities, boys with black eyes who jumped at their own shadows. Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets and looked at stars and ached for something better. I could see boys going down under street lights because they were mean and tough and hated the world, and it was too late to tell them that there was still good in it, and they wouldn't believe you if you did.

Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.

I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.

I used to be sure of things. Me, once i had all the answers. I wish i was a kid again, when i had all the answers

I find it to be easier to write from a man's point of view.

Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.