Top 34 Quotes by S. E. Hinton

About S. E. Hinton

These are some quotes by American author S. E. Hinton Writer, who was born on July 22, 1948.

If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.

If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.

S. E. Hinton

I grew up with my cousins, who were as close as brothers, and frankly, I didn't like what girls were expected to do. I liked horseback riding, playing football, going to rodeos. I wanted to be in jeans all the time, and I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to conform to a certain standard, so I didn't.

S. E. Hinton

I always try to write the best I can.

I always try to write the best I can.

S. E. Hinton

How a piece ends is very important to me. It's the last chance to leave an impression with the reader, the last shot at 'nailing' it. I love to write ending lines; usually, I know them first and write toward them, but if I knew how they came to me, I wouldn't tell.

S. E. Hinton

My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.

My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.

S. E. Hinton

My husband and I get along great. We're both introverts, and it's hard to make new friends.

My husband and I get along great. We're both introverts, and it's hard to make new friends.

S. E. Hinton

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.

S. E. Hinton

When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.

When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.

S. E. Hinton

I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

S. E. Hinton

Naturally, everything boils down to relationships in my books.

Naturally, everything boils down to relationships in my books.

S. E. Hinton

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