“Then, out of the blue, Aaron Winer saved the day. He took her to some movie and made out with her in the back row. The next day, at school, they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Bam! Problem solved. I pretended… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share Image
“We used to be pretty good friends, but fourteen-year-old girls are psychotic.” — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
“I entered Excessive Modesty Mode. Nothing is stupider and more ineffective than Excessive Modesty Mode. It is a mode in which you show that… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had. — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
I started playing music around 13 or 14, played jazz in high school, and played other stuff in college. After college, I tried to… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
“this book probably makes it seem as if I hate myself and everything I do. I mostly just hate every person I've ever *been*… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
As a teenager, I was undeveloped and out of touch. The arts was another arena in which to do combat and challenge myself. I… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
“It's like when a kitten tries to bite something to death. The kitten clearly has the cold-blooded murderous instinct of a predator, but at… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
“The sentence should be: “I was pleasantly surprised when the first day of senior year did not make me want to freak out and… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
If you're in a band for long enough, you see your bandmates at their best and their worst, and if you can stick together… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share
“Girls like good-looking guys, and I am not very good-looking. In fact, I sort of look like a pudding” — Jesse Andrews Copy Share