My goal from being a child was to have a happy home life. S. E. Hinton childgoalhappy Change image and share on social
I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise. S. E. Hinton adultcompromisegenre share on social
I could write and help a lot of kids, or teach and help a few and go nuts. S. E. Hinton kidlotnut 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 think that 'The Outsiders' was meant to be written, and I was just picked to write it. S. E. Hinton meanoutsiderpick 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
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
I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money. S. E. Hinton earnexpressfeeling Change image and share on social
I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight. S. E. Hinton helpprivatepublic Change image and share on social
'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback. S. E. Hinton diedrugstoreoutsider Change image and share on social
