When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
There are also the people too bizarre to ignore, like Kyle Simpson. Future male stripper. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
“people grow apart, and sometimes there's nothing anyone can do about it” — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
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… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I decided to find out how people at school might react if one of the students never came back. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Maybe you didn't know what people thought of you because they themselves didn't know what they thought of you. Maybe you didn't… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I don't know exactly what it is, but it looks like interconnected websites where people show their photos and write about everything… — 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
What you hear mostly people gripe about adaptations is, 'They took out this scene,' or, 'They had to condense these characters.' I… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Soul Alone by Hannah Baker I meet your eyes you don't even see me You hardly respond when I whisper hello Could… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
“No one knows for certain how much impact they ahve on the lives of other people.” — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
And in high school, people are always watching so there's always a reason to pose. — 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
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
It's important to be aware of how we treat others. Even though someone appears to shrug off a sideways comment or to… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I wanted people to trust me, despite anything they'd heard. And more than that, I wanted them to know me. Not the… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Stories about sensitive issues like sex, drugs or sexual assault, suicide and teen drinking, are often censored because people just don't want… — 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
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
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… — 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 Image
Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
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 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 an angry… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life.” — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
“One day, at least it seemed that fast, she just stopped wanting to be a part of anything.” — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
