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I relate to this quote a lot because I find myself lying to myself in denial so I think everything is fine. I done this recently and I despise myself for it. I need to learn how to accept things how they are. I find comfort in lying to myself because I find it hard to accept things. Me and Ponyboy both are in denial and can't accept things for how they are.  In reality everything i'm lying to myself about is true and i just don't know how to accept those things how they are. " I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe myself", this quote really touches my heart because I am in denial about things.
-Ashlyn

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I like this quote because it is talking about the relationship between Ponyboy and Cherry. About how they lived in such different worlds but they had a lot of the same interests and thoughts. He was in his world and she was in hers but they look at the same sunset.
-Avery

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I like this quote because it says you have time to do and be what you want. You have time to fix your mistakes while you're young. This is important in the book because these kids make mistakes throughout the whole book but they still manage to fix them.
(Carly)

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All humans have emotions it's apart of life but emotions affects us they make us sad and weak. So by avoiding them and shutting them out nothing will be able to hurt you. I believe in this quote because I am not an optimistic person because I don't like to be disappointed. I live by expecting the worst so if the worst does happen I won't be disappointed. When I let my emotions show is when I get hurt the most so I avoid my problems cause if I avoid them long enough it's almost as if it never happened. When you shut out your emotions you'll never get hurt. Trust no one and let no one into your life and no one will ever be able to hurt you.
(Cortney)

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This quote stands out to me because when your tough you're a stronger person, and you don't get hurt. When it says you look out for yourself nothing can touch you it is saying to look out your self. It relates to me a lot because in life you have to be strong and be tough.

-Kierra

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This quote is important to  the story,because Johnny told Ponyboy to stay gold,which means to keep on living.It also means good things dont last forever. We should cherish the 'gold'while it's still here. (jaion)

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This was important to the novel because it shows that they weren't that different. It shows that they live in the same "world" and life is alike in most ways. It means that they are not as different as they thought each other were- Harper

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This quote is helpful to me because it brings out a meaning. If you and a friend are seeing an object and you both have different opinions on it, it's still the same object. No matter how many people see the same object, you can all have different opinions on it because everyone sees something differently.
~Hayden

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It makes me remember life is long and full of surprises. It inspires me to do and be what I want to be. Don't get down or sad if something bad happens because some better will come around. It makes me wanna live my life how I want to live.
Bycen

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I like Stay Gold Ponyboy because it is inspirational. In my opinion it is the most important quote in The Outsiders. It is really important to this novel because it is what Johnny told him before he died. In this quote it is a reminder to always continue and fight no matter how hard it gets. It really relates to this novel a lot!!
-Mahaley

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I like this quote because it was saying like socs and greasers weren't so different. Then another thing is that ponyboy and cherry arent so different. (Lenzy)

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The reason I like the ''Stay Gold Pony'' quote is because it was Johnny's final words. The reason why I think it is in the book is because it is referencing this thing they read. The reason why I think it is important to the book is because it is Johnny's last words.(Juelz)

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they cute but anyways.  You can tell yourself all sorts of things but it doesn't make it true. Like I tell myself all the time that I'm gonna see Evan Peters and Johnny Depp but I never do. I also tell myself I'm gonna clean my room when I get home but we all know that isn't gonna happen. - Lilay

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I feel that I relate to this because I feel nobody will look out for you like you would for yourself. Your family and friends have your back but nobody is there for you like you are for yourself. I feel that goes both ways tho. You can say you have someones back but you never would do more for them than you would yourself. The best way to survive in this world is to look out for yourself and don't depend on anyone for anything.

-Kam

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This quote is very important to Ponyboy and the novel because it was Ponyboy's favorite poem. He told Johnny this when they were sitting on the church steps and watching a sunset. The poem suggests that not everything will stay gold for forever. This means not everything that's good that happens in your life will last forever. So Johnny is saying to Ponyboy that he needs to stay gold and not let that gold and good moments fade away. He's making sure that Ponyboy will cherish his good moments while they last.
(Colin)

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This matters to the novel because it shows that the Greasers and Socs are alike in ways and different in some ways. They both struggle with some of the same problems like not wanting the life that they have. I think this relates to the real world a lot because some people may not like someone because of the color of their skin but at the end of the day they both bleed the same color blood. This quote seems very realistic and true and you can apply it to many situations. - Chloe

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This quote is important to me because I believe our reputations don't have to stay with us forever. We can reinvent ourselves at any time and become a person of whom we're proud. Unfortunately, it was too late for Johnny and Dally in the novel to embrace this idea, but anyone who reads the book can! I want my students to realize that though there is a great deal of pain, sadness, and negativity in our world, there is also happiness, love, and positivity, too.
(Ms. Adams)

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I like number 5 because I think its really memorable that Johnny said that right before he passed. I think that Pony-boy will always have that in his heart to be remembered by Johnny. And it's a good thing to say to Pony-boy when he's having a hard time or is in a bad place to tell him to "Stay Gold Pony-boy" so that he can always remember that he has a place in Johnny's heart. I think it's a really nice quote to always remember from that book.
{Ella}

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I like this quote because it says that you can make mistakes when you're young because you have your whole life to fix them. This quote matters in the book because these kids are making mistakes that they will have to live with, and they still have a chance to fix them.
-Eli

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I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. I relate to this one because this is something that I tend to do a lot because I don't wanna believe that somethings are true. When in reality they are or I just lie and wanna believe that it is  when it's not.I think that it's also just a really good quote from the book its one of my favorites.(laila)

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I relate to this because nothing good last forever. Like some friendships that were good but did not last. That was because of arguments.

(Nathan)

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I like this one because it's a pretty quote.

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I think this quote is important in the story because that is what Johnny said right before he died. It also connects to the story because Ponyboy was trying to be tough throughout the whole story and Dally tells him how he doesn't want Ponyboy to be like them. Dallas wanted Ponyboy to be a better person than the gang, which relates to the quote "Stay Gold Ponyboy".
-TRAFTON