When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
My favorite aspect of being an author has always been visiting different communities and meeting my readers face to face. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
When I decided I wanted to become an author, I never thought something I wrote would be used as a way to… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I had written a book that dealt with really serious issues. Was anybody going to want to read a Christmas love story… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Every reader is different. There's no book that's inappropriate for every person, but there are people who cannot handle everything. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Usually, when somebody really hates your book, they're not going to waste time on it, telling you what you need to work… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any issue that's controversial. It has helped other authors talk… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
It's up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
When somebody's face-to-face with you saying, 'I may not have been here had I not read your book,' how do you respond… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
“I hated poetry until someone showed me how to appreciate it. He told me to see poetry as a puzzle. It's up… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books.… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
You dont know what goes on in anyones life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a persons… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
There's this stress that is relieved when you realize somebody understands, and that's only going to happen if you feel the person… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
A lot of authors see their book being banned or challenged as a badge of honor. But for me, it's nothing but… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Personally, I never understood the power of having books written about your experience - whatever that experience may be - until I… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I felt I had a very innocent childhood and I feel privileged by that. But as an adult, I know that there… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
The young adult literature is relatively new - it just kind of exploded in the 2000s. When I grew up, there weren't… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
If you're angry, you don't have to write a poem dealing with the cause of your anger. But it needs to be… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
It's funny: when I go to a school and speak, and when they hear the back story about me, they want to… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I take a slow sip of lukewarm coffee, reopen the book, and read the words scribbled in red ink near the top:… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
With traditional school visits, I also get to speak with people who haven't read my books and talk about my writing process… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Then come to realize that you're making mountains out of molehills. Realize how petty you've become. Sure, it may feel like you can't get… — Jay Asher Copy Share
Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters. — Jay Asher Copy Share
Don't give up on me now. I'm sorry. I guess that's an odd thing to say. Because isn't that what I'm doing? Giving up? — Jay Asher Copy Share
If you're angry, you don't have to write a poem dealing with the cause of your anger. But it needs to be an angry… — Jay Asher Copy Share
“Pero no puedes escaparte de ti misma. No puedes decidir no verte más. No puedes decidir apagar el ruido de tu cabeza.” — Jay Asher Copy Share
“When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life.” — Jay Asher Copy Share
“One day, at least it seemed that fast, she just stopped wanting to be a part of anything.” — Jay Asher Copy Share
And as I stood there in the hallway―alone―trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn't worth an… — Jay Asher Copy Share
I was too weak to walk. At least, I thought I was too weak. But in truth, I was too weak to try. — Jay Asher Copy Share
Personally, I never understood the power of having books written about your experience - whatever that experience may be - until I wrote one… — Jay Asher Copy Share
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the… — Jay Asher Copy Share
'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any issue that's controversial. It has helped other authors talk honestly. — Jay Asher Copy Share
If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open… — Jay Asher Copy Share
