“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the darkness of the...” – Ponyboy, The Outsiders ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Outsiders 1983

Ponyboy

[First lines; in the present day, Ponyboy begins to write an essay, and we fade to the flashback] [voicecover]

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman, and a ride home.

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