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
My friends and I did one of those 'Who's Hot and Who's Not' lists. Every school has those, and now they are… — 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
It's nothing. A school project. My go-to answer for anything. Staying out late? School project. Need extra money? School project. — 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
Whenever I'm out late she makes a sandwich for my school lunch. I always protest and tell her not to, saying I'll… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I could picture life—school and everything else—continuing on without me. But I could not picture my funeral. Not at all. Mostly because… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
When you're being bullied, it can feel like no one cares, and I'm so excited to tell the teens at the schools… — 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
“With everything going on in my life-going on in my head-I wanted to talk with you. Really talk. Just once. A chance… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I really love visiting schools - in fact, that's my favorite part of being an author now - even though I still… — 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
