S. E. Hinton
S. E. Hinton
Susan Eloise Hintonis an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school. In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth22 July 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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How a piece ends is very important to me. It's the last chance to leave an impression with the reader, the last shot at 'nailing' it. I love to write ending lines; usually, I know them first and write toward them, but if I knew how they came to me, I wouldn't tell.
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My husband and I get along great. We're both introverts, and it's hard to make new friends.
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My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.
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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.
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When I was young, all the books were about a Mary Jane and the football player and the prom and ending up with the quiet guy and making your mom happy.
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It seems like everybody we play comes out and shoots lights out in the first quarter.
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There were a lot of families on the mountain this weekend and a whole lot of beginners. We were sold out of private lessons all weekend and our group lessons on Sunday were completely full.
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It's the perfect week for spring skiing. The snow is really nice. It has set up since the last storm and the afternoon sun is making for great riding conditions.
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There's a lot of road to go for them and us. But we'll see.
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It was a lot of fun. I was proud of the way we responded. Every game, we've had one bad inning and we didn't respond.
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It's awesome. Our base at the top is up to 93 inches and everyone is bragging about how good the skiing has been since the last storm.
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What he gave us was a lot of rebounding and push at the basket. He has a very good quick step, which allows him to get to the basket, and that opened up a lot of things for the other guys, as well.