S. E. Hinton Quotes

S. E. Hinton — American Writer born on July 22, 1948,

Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school. In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens... (wikipedia)

I could write and help a lot of kids, or teach and help a few and go nuts.

If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.

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 think that 'The Outsiders' was meant to be written, and I was just picked to write it.

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.

S. E. Hinton Quotes

S. E. Hinton Quotes

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