My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head. S. E. Hinton characterexistfictional Change image and share on social
Sometimes, I feel like I spent the first part of my life wishing to be a teen-age boy, and the second part condemned to being one. S. E. Hinton ageboycondemn Change image and share on social
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 brothercloseconform share on social
My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man. S. E. Hinton abusivecoldemotionally Change image and share on social
I just felt being part of my peer group so strongly. I was immersed in teen culture, but not taken in by it. S. E. Hinton culturefeltgroup Change image and share on social
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 chanceendimportant share on social
Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff. S. E. Hinton goodinfluenceread Change image and share on social
More people thought I was strange because I was a teenage novelist, not because I was from Oklahoma. That's where I got the looks like I was from the zoo. S. E. Hinton novelistoklahomapeople Change image and share on social
I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male. S. E. Hinton closefriendmale Change image and share on social