Outsiders Quotes Ponyboy Novels & Stories

I put my hand on my pistol, staring down the short man, who only gazed at me and smiled softly. “No need for bloodshed,” Phoenix said. “We’re protecting the girl, but you can speak with her.” “Tonight,” Jetter said. “Our place. Bring your boys. You can speak with her as long as you like.” Jetter stared down Phoenix for a minute and then nodded. “Fine. We’ll figure out this shit then.” “Fine.” Phoenix nodded at us. “Boys.” We turned and walked out. It was never easy to turn your back on bikers, but I knew they’d never shoot. The Sandcastles would crush them like fucking bugs if they ever tried to step out on us, and they knew it.

She calls them that because they remind her of the asshole preppy kids in The Outsider. It is one of her favorite books and the movie adaption was one of her favorite movies as well. She often quoted the book, like when she told her friends to 'stay gold'. She had always kind of felt like Dally or Johnny from the book, feeling unloved and cast aside. Never more so since she came to this school. She really was an outsider here. She was just a poor greaser trying to fit in with the school full of socs. But the most popular soc was Asher Steele.