The Outsiders-Character Quotes

“Leave her alone, Dally”

• Ponyboy

• Johnny

• Cherry

• Two-Bit

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollers at you...he don’t mean nothin’. He’s just got more worries than somebody his age ought to.”

• Ponyboy

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Johnny

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollers at you...he don’t mean nothin’. He’s just got more worries than somebody his age ought to.”

• Ponyboy

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Johnny

“I’m never nice. Want a Coke?”

• Dallas

• Sodapop

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“I was plannin’ on getting boozed up tomorrow night...if I don’t, I’ll walk over and find y’all.”

• Darry

• Dallas

• Johnny

• Two-Bit

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“That’s an original and lovely name.”

• Marcia

• Sandy

• Cherry

• Mrs. Cade

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“You don’t look old enough to be going to high school.”

• Cherry

• Marcia

• Steve

• Darry

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Well I won't. But I gotta do something. It seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain, ordinary people."

• Ponyboy

• Johnny

• Dallas

• Randy

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“The only things I was passing anyway was were auto mechanics and gym.”

• Steve

• Two-Bit

• Dallas

• Sodapop

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“That’s why I came over. Mr. Timothy Shepard and Co. are looking for whoever so kindly slashed their car’s tires, and since Mr. Curly Shepard spotted Dallas doing it…”

• Darry

• Buck

• Sodapop

• Two-Bit

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3