I tried getting my dad to buy me a beeper for my birthday,โ he says, โbut he thinks only doctors and drug dealers need them.
Jay AsherHannah wasn't my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered: the first kiss with someone who mattered. (pg 222).
Jay AsherYes, it feels great to plan your life when you believe everything can turn out fine. But what about when you're shown, again and again, how little control you have over anything? No matter what I do to try to fix my future, it doesn't work.
Jay AsherWhen you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it.
Jay AsherIโm going to be mentally ill in fifteen years, and thatโs why my husband doesnโt want to be around me.
Jay AsherA lot of authors see their book being banned or challenged as a badge of honor. But for me, it's nothing but frustrating and upsetting. I hear from readers that my work encouraged them to ask for help or reach out to someone about the situation they're in. When you hear stories like that on a daily basis and then hear adults call for your work to be banned, it's proof of why the stigma around these issues is so dangerous.
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