My goal from being a child was to have a happy home life. S. E. Hinton childgoalhappy 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 was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male. S. E. Hinton closefriendmale 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
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
'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback. S. E. Hinton diedrugstoreoutsider Change image and share on social
I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway. S. E. Hinton audiencebookboy Change image and share on social
Any writer who gives a reader a pleasurable experience is doing every other writer a favor because it will make the reader want to read other books. I am all for it. S. E. Hinton bookexperiencefavor Change image and share on social
