Jay Asher
Jay Asher
Jay Asher is an American writer of contemporary novels for teens. He has one major publication in the genre of young adult literature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth30 September 1975
CityArcadia, CA
CountryUnited States of America
listening stories reason-why
I hope you're ready, because I'm about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you're listening to these tapes, you're one of the reasons why.
noise awareness get-away
But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.
awful
Everything seemed good, but I knew it had the potential to be awful.
stories heard knows
Because I've heard so many stories that I don't know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth.
goes-on knows
You don't know what goes on in anyone's life but your own.
world wanted make-sense
How in the world was I alone? Because I wanted to be. That's all I can say. It's all that makes sense to me.
two magnet
They were like two magnets who couldn't decide whether to attract or repel.
advice golden be-good
The Golden Rule will always be good advice!
pluto hell happened
What the hell happened to Pluto?!
husband years fifteen
I’m going to be mentally ill in fifteen years, and that’s why my husband doesn’t want to be around me.
pain impact people
It's important to be aware of how we treat others. Even though someone appears to shrug off a sideways comment or to not be affected by a rumor, it's impossible to know everything else going on in that person's life, how we might be adding to his/her pain. People do have an impact on the lives of others; that's undeniable.
pain fall men
I didn't feel physically sick. But mentally. My mind was twisting in so many ways. (...) We once saw a documentary on migraines. One of the men interviewed used to fall on his knees and bang his head against the floor, over and over during attacks. This diverted the pain from deep inside his brain, where he couldn't reach it, to a pain outside that he had control over.
desire teens
Teens in the '90s had the same basic desires as they do now.
kissing firsts first-kiss
Hannah wasn't my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered: the first kiss with someone who mattered. (pg 222).