BURNING in Classic Quotes

1  We put it out before you got burned.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

2  That jacket saved you from a bad burning, maybe saved your life.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

3  He burned one arm pretty badly, though, trying to drag the other kid out the window.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

4  I had been afraid to look at him, but I was relieved to see that his face wasn't burned.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

5  I knew my ears were red by the way they were burning, and I was thankful for the darkness.

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

6  We were having a school picnic up here and the first thing we knew, the place is burning up.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

7  I had been checked over, and except for a few burns and a big bruise across my back, I was all right.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

8  I saw Johnny's cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember.

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

9  A piece of timber caught him across the back--- he might have a broken back, and he was burned pretty severely.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

10  One arm was badly burned and would be scarred for the rest of his life, but he would have full use of it in a couple of weeks.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 7

11  When we had finished, I pulled on Dally's brown leather jacket--- the back was burned black--- and we started for Tenth Street.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 7

12  That whole page was covered with stories about us--- the fight, the murder, the church burning, the Socs being drunk, everything.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 7

13  Suddenly, in the red glow and the haze, I remembered wondering what it was like in a burning ember, and I thought: Now I know, it's a red hell.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 6

14  When he saw that we were really burning holes in each other he cracked our heads together, swearing to kill us both if we ever pulled a stunt like that again.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 9

15  We had stood there, clenching our teeth and grimacing, with sweat pouring down our faces and the smell of burning flesh making us sick, each refusing to holler, until Tim happened to stroll by.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 9

16  The article told how Johnny and I had risked our lives saving those little kids, and there was a comment from one of the parents, who said that they would all have burned to death if it hadn't been for us.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 7

17  But I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through the window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble.

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 10