Ponyboy Quotes Novels & Stories

They feel I'm losing my way, But how can I lose, What I never had? I'm the prodigal son, One that's never coming back home. I've chosen my own path, And even though you call me lost, I have found my way. Why can't you accept that? Why do you always try to change me? Cain McCarthy, The Lost Boy Brianna's POV

“Sticky. Dramatic. Perfect.” He hummed. “You know they’re already quoting you,” he said. “‘Power doesn’t make you valuable, your choices do.’ I heard a seven‑year‑old say that to an elder yesterday.” “What did the elder do?” I asked, alarmed and delighted. “Looked like he’d swallowed a bee,” Ronan said. “Then admitted the pup had a point.” I smiled, watching as Rowan stopped to help a smaller kid back to their feet after they tripped, brushing dirt off their knees with serious care.

He patted the boy on his shoulder. Gabriel: Sorry kiddo, your savior was just not much of a hero. Buck: Then i'll fight you.

Inky, pinky, ponky, father has a donkey, donkey, died, father cried, inky, pinky, ponky. The fifth one. Yes. The dead soul of donkey never betrays me. Now I realize we're teaching the death story of a donkey to children! How cruel it is. But still rest in peace Mr. Donkey.............Maybe Mrs. Donkey too. What if that donkey is a woman. It can happen.

“Babe, you sayin’ shit like I’m ‘breakin’ the cycle’ drives home the fact that I’m fuckin’ failin’ at it.” “So I did say something.” “Fuck me, Payton. You ever not intuitive?” “I’m paid to be intuitive,” I said. “It makes me a good teacher.” He nodded. “Look. You have a charmed life, good family, fuckin’ great friends—” “And you don’t?”

But the spot stayed empty. Had she really not come back? Joe cleared his throat, and I felt my annoyance spike. I could tell that whatever he was about to say would irritate me. That cheeky smirk told me enough. “She said, ‘You can tell Mr. I’m-so-cool-and-rich-I-think-I’m-better-than-everyone-else Hayes that he should’ve come after me himself. Not that it would’ve changed anything. I don’t like liars.’” My jaw all but dropped to my desk, and Joe’s grin widened. “That was a direct quote, by the way. I repeated it to myself word-for-word the entire way up here so you could be graced with her eloquent ‘go fuck yourself’ speech.”

"It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace." ~Chuck Palahniuk "My testimony exposed what had happened to me to the eyes of the rest of the world, maybe it was not the whole world, but everyone around me knew what had happened to me and it wasn't a great thing. I was label 'the beautiful boy' because at trial when I was put on the stand, I told the court that my uncle called me beautiful whenever he touched me and that was the beginning of my next nightmare."

“He responded text-book well to treatment and never gave up.” “You’re going to make a little girl happy one day,” I tell Pongo, not risking petting him since I haven’t changed my clothes. “Or a little boy,” Jacob quips. “I am not ashamed or embarrassed to admit I considered my pony my best friend until I was about nine.” “Oh, why does that make me all teary-eyed?” I ask with a laugh, and Jacob slips his arm under the bottom of my shirt “You’re an even bigger sap than I am when it comes to horses.”

“I said what do you want?” “Ever since I was in highschool, I ws always underestimated. They used to tell me how dumb I was. I didn’t like that. I needed to find a way to show all of them that I was smarter. Sacrifices had to be made, people had to die.” said Byron. “Your point?” “I need your brain.I just really want your brain.” said Byron. “What does he need his brain for?” Ben asked. “what do you want my brain for?”

Jason said grumpily. Jason said, "Here is a piece of advice for you. As an adult, you shouldn't get involved in such a thing as long as they like each other. Black Boy is a good child. It’s because you have been keeping him by your side for so many years that he hasn’t made any great achievements. If you ask me about the girl, you might as well ask Black Boy directly." In terms of martial arts, Black Boy didn't have much talent for it, and he didn't want to work hard at it. After so many years, he was not very outstanding, but the little guy had many ideas. A successful person didn't necessarily have to have perseverance.