Quotes of Jay Asher

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“You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“A lot of you cared, just not enough.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“You can't stop the futureYou can't rewind the pastThe only way to learn the secret...is to press play.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“If my love were an ocean,there would be no more land.If my love were a desert,you would see only sand.If my love were a star-late at night, only light.And if my love could grow wings,I'd be soaring in flight.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“Sometimes we have thoughts that even we don't understand. Thoughts that aren't even true—that aren't really how we feel—but they're running through our heads anyway because they're interesting to think about.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“Everything...affects everything” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“ If you hear a song that makes you cry and you don't want to cry anymore, you don't listen to that song anymore. But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“Soul Alone by Hannah BakerI meet your eyesyou don't even see meYou hardly respondwhen I whisperhelloCould be my soul matetwo kindred spiritsMaybe we're notI guess we'll neverknowMy own motheryou carried me in youNow you see nothingbut what I wearPeople ask youhow I'm doingYou smile and noddon't let it endtherePut meunderneath God's sky and know medon't just see me with your eyesTake awaythis mask of flesh and bone andSee mefor my soulalone” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“When you try rescuing someone and discover they can't be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face?” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“Like driving along a bumpy road and losing control of the steering wheel, tossing you—just a tad—off the road. The wheels kick up some dirt, but you're able to pull it back. Yet no matter how hard you try to drive straight, something keeps jerking you to the side. You have so little control over anything anymore. And at some point, the struggle becomes too much—too tiring—and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“I wanted people to trust me, despite anything they'd heard. And more than that, I wanted them to know me. Not the stuff they thought they knew about me. No, the real me. I wanted them to get past the rumors. To see beyond the relationships I once had, or maybe still had but that they didn't agree with.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“A flood of emotions rushes into me. Pain and anger. Sadness and pity. But most surprising of all, hope.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“I hope you're ready, because I'm about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you're listening to these tapes, you're one of the reasons why.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
“In the end....everything matters.” ― Jay Asher
“I sat. And I thought. And the more I thought, connecting the events in my life, the more my heart collapsed.” ― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
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Jay Asher

Jay Asher was born in Arcadia, California on September 30, 1975. He grew up in a family that encouraged all of his interests, from playing the guitar to his writing. He attended Cuesta College right after graduating from high school. It was here where he wrot…

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