starters from the 1967 book, THE OUTSIDERS by s.e. hinton
“quit shaking me, i’m okay.”
“they didn’t hurt you too bad, did they?”
“you’re bleedin’ like a stuck pig.”
“did they pull a blade on you?”
“they ain’t gonna hurt you no more.”
“you’re crazy, ( name ), out of your mind.”
“what were you doin’, walkin’ by your lonesome?”
“you don’t ever think.”
“it’s just because you’re the baby — i mean, he loves you a lot.”
“how come you dropped out?”
“what’s it like?”
“take your feet off my chair and shut your trap.”
“oh, my, my, you’ve got me scared to death.”
“guess what i’ve been in for?”
“you don’t look the type.”
“what’s your name?”
“what’s a nice, smart kid like you running around with trash like that for?”
“glory, what time is it?”
“you what?!”
“oh no! no, not my hair!”
“i’m still tired.”
“things have been happening so fast … “
“i killed a kid last night.”
“there sure is a lot of blood in people.”
“i’ll stop crying in a minute … i can’t help it.”
“nothing gold can stay.”
“i always remembered it because i never quite got what he meant by it.”
“i look lousy, but don’t rub it in.”
“i’ll get them, don’t worry!”
“and don’t but me about it.”
“you shouldn’t be smoking.”
“he didn’t get much sleep this week. he hardly slept at all.”
“he’s getting might big to be carried.”
“i can’t feel anything below the middle of my back … ”
“you’ll be okay.”
“i don’t want to die now. it ain’t enough.”
“it’s not fair.”
“i don’t want to see her.”
“i am a menace to society. man, do i have fun!”
“stay gold, ( name ), stay gold.”
