WANTED in Classic Quotes

1  I wanted to start it right then.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 5

2  I wanted to be out of towns and away from excitement.

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Context   In Chapter 3

3  I wanted to have another smoke and to watch the stars.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 3

4  Dallas could talk awful dirty if he wanted to and I guess he wanted to then.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 2

5  Dally was bothering them and when he left they wanted us to sit with them to protect them.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 2

6  I was still groggy with sleep and wanted to sleep forever right there in the dew and the dawn.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 4

7  If I brought home B's, he wanted A's, and if I got A's, he wanted to make sure they stayed A's.

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Context   In Chapter 1

8  '"An' you can shut your trap, Johnny Cade, 'cause we all know you ain't wanted at home, either.'

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Context   In Chapter 3

9  I wanted to ask Johnny if those were the same Socs that had beaten him up, but I didn't mention it.

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Context   In Chapter 3

10  Said he saw my picture in the paper and couldn't believe it didn't have 'Wanted Dead or Alive' under it.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 8

11  It was my house as much as Darry's, and if he wanted to pretend I wasn't alive, that was just fine with me.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 3

12  I was sleepy and freezing to death and I wanted to be home in bed, safe and warm under the covers with Soda's arm across me.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 3

13  I had cried, too, if you want to know the truth, because Soda never really wanted anything except a horse, and he'd lost his.

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Context   In Chapter 3

14  I was smarting and aching and my chest was sore and I was so nervous my hands were shaking and I wanted to start bawling, but you just don't say that to Darry.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 1

15  Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home--- the west side of town was only about twenty miles away--- but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them.

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Context   In Chapter 3

16  I only wanted to lie on my back under a tree and read a book or draw a picture, and not worry about being jumped or carrying a blade or ending up married to some scatterbrained broad with no sense.

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Context   In Chapter 3

17  I would have a yeller cur dog, like I used to, and Sodapop could get Mickey Mouse back and ride in all the rodeos he wanted to, and Darry would lose that cold, hard look and be like he used to be, eight months ago, before Mom and Dad were killed.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 3