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.
More Quotes by S. E. Hinton
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
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.
I could write and help a lot of kids, or teach and help a few and go nuts.
When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.
I grew up here and my friends are here. There's nothing wrong with here.
I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.