350 Quotes by Jay Asher

Dream big, they say. Shoot for the stars. Then they lock us away for 12 years and tell where to sit, when to pee and what to think. Then we turn 18, and even though we’ve never had an original thought, we have to make the most important decisions of our lives.

It reminded me of innocence. And I wanted my first kiss to be just that. Innocent.

What everyone thought of me was out of my control.

Hannah wasn’t my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered: the first kiss with someone who mattered.

It’s up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.

If there’s one thing I’ve still got, it’s my memory. Which is too bad. Maybe if I forgot things once in a while, we’d all be a little bit happier.

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?

If I had a chance with him, I missed it. No, I didn’t miss it. I threw it away.

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 our heads anyway because they’re interesting to think about.