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.
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
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Yesterday’s great opening line (no. 13) was the same as the book’s title. Today’s opening line of The Outsiders is the same as its last line: ‘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…’
I’ve just read this novel because I have to teach it, but it was no effort. All through the book I kept thinking about the author penning the manuscript at 16 years of age. A born writer.
