Explain these 3 quotes from ‘The Outsiders.’

1.) “I listened to his heart pounding through his T-shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now. I had taken the long way around, but I was finally home. To stay.” (Page 69)

2.) “And don’t be so bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want.” (Page 179)

3.) “Two friends of mine had died that night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum.” (Page 154)