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Jay Asher Quote: “There are a lot of people out there who – for a variety of reasons – have a hard time stepping beyond their own ideas about certain subjects to explore the lives of others. So I wanted the readers to focus on the characters caught in the middle, rather than the issues themselves.”

151. “There are a lot of people out there who – for a variety of reasons – have a hard time stepping beyond their own ideas about certain subjects to explore the lives of others. So I wanted the readers to focus on the characters caught in the middle, rather than the issues themselves.”

Jay Asher Quote: “God, I am freaking out. Maybe he doesn’t know. Maybe I just look guilty of something and he’s picking up on that.”

152. “God, I am freaking out. Maybe he doesn’t know. Maybe I just look guilty of something and he’s picking up on that.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I don’t know how to fully enjoy any of these moments without wondering if it’s the last.”

153. “I don’t know how to fully enjoy any of these moments without wondering if it’s the last.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I’m not sure who started it, but whoever had the most exhausting day would lay a hand in the center of the table and say, “Olly-olly-oxen-free.”

154. “I’m not sure who started it, but whoever had the most exhausting day would lay a hand in the center of the table and say, “Olly-olly-oxen-free.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I’ve always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.”

155. “I’ve always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Josh turns to me. “I can’t believe she’s writing these things.” “Not she,” I say. “Me.” “Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It’s crazy!” “Exactly,” I say. “I’m going to be mentally ill in fifteen years, and that’s why my husband doesn’t want to be around me.”

156. “Josh turns to me. “I can’t believe she’s writing these things.” “Not she,” I say. “Me.” “Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It’s crazy!” “Exactly,” I say. “I’m going to be mentally ill in fifteen years, and that’s why my husband doesn’t want to be around me.”

Jay Asher Quote: “If work is stressing you out, that means you have a job” -Josh.”

157. “If work is stressing you out, that means you have a job” -Josh.”

Jay Asher Quote: “It’s your heart. No one else gets a say in that.”

158. “It’s your heart. No one else gets a say in that.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It’s crazy!”

159. “Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It’s crazy!”

Jay Asher Quote: “With her fingers running back up my arms, and all this sperm talk, things are getting a little too intense down below. I lean slightly forward, conveniently placing my forearms across my lap.”

160. “With her fingers running back up my arms, and all this sperm talk, things are getting a little too intense down below. I lean slightly forward, conveniently placing my forearms across my lap.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Sierra, it’s Christmastime. Put a stupid mistletoe over his head and kiss him already!”

161. “Sierra, it’s Christmastime. Put a stupid mistletoe over his head and kiss him already!”

Jay Asher Quote: “Words too soft for me to hear at this distance. But in the end, the words reach me.”

162. “Words too soft for me to hear at this distance. But in the end, the words reach me.”

Jay Asher Quote: “The kisses felt like first kisses. Kisses that said I could start over if I wanted to. With him.”

163. “The kisses felt like first kisses. Kisses that said I could start over if I wanted to. With him.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Step-by-step. That’s how we’ll get through this. One foot in front of the other.”

164. “Step-by-step. That’s how we’ll get through this. One foot in front of the other.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Sometimes, there’s no one around to tell you to be quiet... to be very, very quiet. Sometimes you need to be quiet when you’re all alone.”

165. “Sometimes, there’s no one around to tell you to be quiet... to be very, very quiet. Sometimes you need to be quiet when you’re all alone.”

Jay Asher Quote: “With everything going on in my life-going on in my head-I wanted to talk with you. Really talk. Just once. A chance we never seemed to get at school. Or at work. A chance to ask, Who are you?”

166. “With everything going on in my life-going on in my head-I wanted to talk with you. Really talk. Just once. A chance we never seemed to get at school. Or at work. A chance to ask, Who are you?”

Jay Asher Quote: “The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.”

167. “The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.”

Jay Asher Quote: “You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.”

168. “You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I can almost hear Hannah’s voice speaking my next thought for me. ‘Then why didn’t you try harder?”

169. “I can almost hear Hannah’s voice speaking my next thought for me. ‘Then why didn’t you try harder?”

Jay Asher Quote: “Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Sad that it took me so long to get there. But happy that we got there together.”

170. “Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Sad that it took me so long to get there. But happy that we got there together.”

Jay Asher Quote: “But my eyes kept staring at the glass – through the glass – at the spoon. And I kept thinking, over and over, Is this what it feels like to go insane?”

171. “But my eyes kept staring at the glass – through the glass – at the spoon. And I kept thinking, over and over, Is this what it feels like to go insane?”

Jay Asher Quote: “As she does, she turns her hand over, lacing her fingers into mine. For as many nerve endings as I thought I had in my hand, I now realize there are a hundred times more.”

172. “As she does, she turns her hand over, lacing her fingers into mine. For as many nerve endings as I thought I had in my hand, I now realize there are a hundred times more.”

Jay Asher Quote: “That girl had two chances. And both of us let her down.”

173. “That girl had two chances. And both of us let her down.”

Jay Asher Quote: “The name sounds almost too perfect. And as I said, you look perfect, too. The only thing left... is to be perfect.”

174. “The name sounds almost too perfect. And as I said, you look perfect, too. The only thing left... is to be perfect.”

Jay Asher Quote: “She’s a Mercury, with the full hotness of the sun beating down on her. I’m a Pluto. Sure, my friend’s appreciate me, but I’m barely holding on to the far reaches of the galaxy.”

175. “She’s a Mercury, with the full hotness of the sun beating down on her. I’m a Pluto. Sure, my friend’s appreciate me, but I’m barely holding on to the far reaches of the galaxy.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Unanswered? I would’ve answered any question, Hannah. But you never asked.”

176. “Unanswered? I would’ve answered any question, Hannah. But you never asked.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I walked out of that office with my survey still in the box, unsure of what I was. An optimist? A pessimist? Neither. A fool. I.”

177. “I walked out of that office with my survey still in the box, unsure of what I was. An optimist? A pessimist? Neither. A fool. I.”

Jay Asher Quote: “That’s what I love about poetry. The more abstract, the better.”

178. “That’s what I love about poetry. The more abstract, the better.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Looking back, i stopped writting in my notebook when i stopped wanting to know myself anymore.”

179. “Looking back, i stopped writting in my notebook when i stopped wanting to know myself anymore.”

Jay Asher Quote: “You’ve known this for a while, Ryan. I’m sure of it. At the first mention of poetry, you knew this one was about you. You had to. Though I’m sure you must have thought, This can’t be why I’m on the tapes. It wasn’t a big deal.”

180. “You’ve known this for a while, Ryan. I’m sure of it. At the first mention of poetry, you knew this one was about you. You had to. Though I’m sure you must have thought, This can’t be why I’m on the tapes. It wasn’t a big deal.”

Jay Asher Quote: “And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah’s eyes as she tells my story.”

181. “And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah’s eyes as she tells my story.”

Jay Asher Quote: “And then... well... certain thoughts begin creeping around. Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust?”

182. “And then... well... certain thoughts begin creeping around. Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust?”

Jay Asher Quote: “If you could hear other people’s thoughts, you’d overhear things that are true as well as things that are completely random. And you would know one from the other.”

183. “If you could hear other people’s thoughts, you’d overhear things that are true as well as things that are completely random. And you would know one from the other.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I’m sure you heard a lot of sarcastic remarks when you first arrived, but by the time I got there, to everyone else you were just a part of the party. But unlike everyone else, you were the whole reason I came.”

184. “I’m sure you heard a lot of sarcastic remarks when you first arrived, but by the time I got there, to everyone else you were just a part of the party. But unlike everyone else, you were the whole reason I came.”

Jay Asher Quote: “A rumor started a reputation that other people believed in and reacted to. And sometimes a rumor has a snowball effect. A rumor, is just the beginning.”

185. “A rumor started a reputation that other people believed in and reacted to. And sometimes a rumor has a snowball effect. A rumor, is just the beginning.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I could have helped you. But when I tried, you pushed me away. I can almost hear Hannah’s voice speaking my next thought for me. “Then why didn’t you try harder?“. -pg 148.”

186. “I could have helped you. But when I tried, you pushed me away. I can almost hear Hannah’s voice speaking my next thought for me. “Then why didn’t you try harder?“. -pg 148.”

Jay Asher Quote: “And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.”

187. “And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Because maybe I was being selfish. Maybe I was just looking for attention. Maybe I just wanted to hear people discuss me and my problems.”

188. “Because maybe I was being selfish. Maybe I was just looking for attention. Maybe I just wanted to hear people discuss me and my problems.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Was I disappointed when you said good-bye to me, Courtney? Not much. It’s hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true. But did I feel used? Absolutely. -pg 110.”

189. “Was I disappointed when you said good-bye to me, Courtney? Not much. It’s hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true. But did I feel used? Absolutely. -pg 110.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Suicide. Such a disgusting word.”

190. “Suicide. Such a disgusting word.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Hannah wasn’t my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered; the first kiss with someone who mattered. And after talking with her for so long that night, I assumed it was just the beginning. Something was happening between us. Something right. I felt it.”

191. “Hannah wasn’t my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered; the first kiss with someone who mattered. And after talking with her for so long that night, I assumed it was just the beginning. Something was happening between us. Something right. I felt it.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I promise. Now, why would a dead girl lie? Hey! That sounds like a joke. Why would a dead girl lie? Answer: Because she can’t stand up.”

192. “I promise. Now, why would a dead girl lie? Hey! That sounds like a joke. Why would a dead girl lie? Answer: Because she can’t stand up.”

Jay Asher Quote: “The best book I’ve probably ever read. THis book gave me more confidence and.”

193. “The best book I’ve probably ever read. THis book gave me more confidence and.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Or maybe I wanted someone to point a finger at me and say. “Hannah. Are you thinking about killing yourself? Please don’t do that, Hannah. Please?” But deep down, the truth was that the only person saying that was me. Depp down, those were my words. -pg 173.”

194. “Or maybe I wanted someone to point a finger at me and say. “Hannah. Are you thinking about killing yourself? Please don’t do that, Hannah. Please?” But deep down, the truth was that the only person saying that was me. Depp down, those were my words. -pg 173.”

Jay Asher Quote: “Who says “orb” instead of “ball” or “sphere?”

195. “Who says “orb” instead of “ball” or “sphere?”

Jay Asher Quote: “If we don’t stop something bad from happening, it’ll keep spreading until it’s nearly impossible to do anything about it.”

196. “If we don’t stop something bad from happening, it’ll keep spreading until it’s nearly impossible to do anything about it.”

Jay Asher Quote: “I hated poetry until someone showed me how to appreciate it. He told me to see poetry as a puzzle. It’s up to the reader to desipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.”

197. “I hated poetry until someone showed me how to appreciate it. He told me to see poetry as a puzzle. It’s up to the reader to desipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.”

Jay Asher Quote: “When you reach the end of these tapes, Justin, I hope you’ll understand your role in all of this. Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters. Betrayal, It’s one of the worst feelings. -pg 13.”

198. “When you reach the end of these tapes, Justin, I hope you’ll understand your role in all of this. Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters. Betrayal, It’s one of the worst feelings. -pg 13.”

Jay Asher Quote: “You’re a go-with-the-flow guy,” he says. “You’ve always been that way. And that can feel great because it means you don’t have to make any hard decisions. But sometimes you need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least you’re aiming for something that could make you very happy.”

199. “You’re a go-with-the-flow guy,” he says. “You’ve always been that way. And that can feel great because it means you don’t have to make any hard decisions. But sometimes you need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least you’re aiming for something that could make you very happy.”

Jay Asher Quote: “You didn’t shove your tongue down my throat. You didn’t grab my butt. We just held our lips together... and kissed. -pg 29.”

200. “You didn’t shove your tongue down my throat. You didn’t grab my butt. We just held our lips together... and kissed. -pg 29.”

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