Who said nobody was ever going to beat him up like that again. not over his dead body in the outsiders?

In S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders," the character Johnny Cade expresses this sentiment after being severely beaten by the Socs. He vows that he would not allow anyone to harm him in such a way again, reflecting his desire for self-protection and resilience. This moment underscores the themes of violence and the struggle for identity within the story.