James Joyce actually is rewarding you in all of these incredible ways. — Jesse Andrews Actually Copy Share Image
“We used to be pretty good friends, but fourteen-year-old girls are psychotic.” — Jesse Andrews Friendship Copy Share Image
“I entered Excessive Modesty Mode. Nothing is stupider and more ineffective than Excessive Modesty Mode. It is a mode in which you… — Jesse Andrews Humility Copy Share Image
As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had. — Jesse Andrews Books Copy Share Image
I started playing music around 13 or 14, played jazz in high school, and played other stuff in college. After college, I… — Jesse Andrews Day Copy Share Image
“this book probably makes it seem as if I hate myself and everything I do. I mostly just hate every person I've… — Jesse Andrews Book Copy Share Image
As a teenager, I was undeveloped and out of touch. The arts was another arena in which to do combat and challenge… — Jesse Andrews Art Copy Share Image
“It's like when a kitten tries to bite something to death. The kitten clearly has the cold-blooded murderous instinct of a predator,… — Jesse Andrews Death Copy Share Image
“The sentence should be: “I was pleasantly surprised when the first day of senior year did not make me want to freak… — Jesse Andrews Senior year Copy Share Image
“But the hardest is watching your son watching his friend die.” — Jesse Andrews Friendship Copy Share Image
If you're in a band for long enough, you see your bandmates at their best and their worst, and if you can… — Jesse Andrews Band Copy Share Image
“Girls like good-looking guys, and I am not very good-looking. In fact, I sort of look like a pudding” — Jesse Andrews Funny Copy Share Image
'The Haters' has some of the generalities of band experiences that I've had - the camaraderie, the grubbiness, the outsized collective ambitions… — Jesse Andrews Band Copy Share Image
Young adults are honest readers. They won't stay with a book unless they have a reason, so it has to move along. — Jesse Andrews Book Copy Share Image
My tastes are pretty varied. For instance, I love Wilco. But it's considered dad rock. It's one of my favorite bands, and… — Jesse Andrews Dad Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I got to college and had a lot of my ego beaten out of me... That's when I started… — Jesse Andrews Books Copy Share Image
My first drafts are always terrible, and I hate them, but the process for me is all about writing the bad version… — Jesse Andrews Bad Copy Share Image
My grandfather was terminally ill, and any interaction with him felt so incomplete. It seemed impossible to say or do anything that… — Jesse Andrews Enough Copy Share Image
Everyone's got this hidden infinity that you only get glimpses of. They're always more complex than your conception of them will allow. — Jesse Andrews Hidden Copy Share Image
I went to a really diverse and wonderful school in inner-city Pittsburgh, where all the various groups and types of people got… — Jesse Andrews Great Copy Share Image
“let’s face it: Most girls are annoying. I mean, most humans are annoying, so it’s not specific to girls. Also, I don’t… — Jesse Andrews Girls Copy Share Image
