Susan Eloise Hinton is better known to us as the author of The Outsiders S.E Hinton; advised to use her initials rather than her full name when publishing her first novel, Susan was informed that by removing her femininity from her authorship she would be less likely to be overlooked.
No matter how dreadful that may sound in modern times, a certain J.K Rowling was also advised to drop her full names in order to be taken seriously when publishing that first Harry Potter novel showing that women authors are still not taken as seriously as their male counterparts.
Fortunately for us readers, from those first uncertain forays into writing and becoming published, Susan has gone on to write 5 YA books, 2 Children’s novels and 2 Adult fiction novels as well as her autobiography. So to honour her achievements despite odds stacked against her for no other reason than she was born a woman, here are 10 Out of this World Quotes from S.E Hinton.
“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”
“If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky.”
“Nothing can wear you out like caring about people.”
“You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.”
“The difference is that was then, this is now.”
“Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.”
“I wish I was a kid again, when I had all the answers.”
“Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.”
“I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.”
“I’d rather have anybody’s hate than their pity.”
Such excellent quotes from the author of an amazing novel.
If these have you wondering what other books Susan has written, take a look through her bibliographies which we have linked to below.
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