I wanted people to trust me, despite anything they'd heard. And more than that, I wanted them to know me. Not the stuff they thought they knew about me. No, the real me. I wanted them to get past the rumors. To see beyond the relationships I once had, or maybe still had but that they didn't agree with.
Jay AsherActually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.
Jay AsherYou can't stop the future You can't rewind the past The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.
Jay AsherAnd as I stood there in the hallwayโaloneโtrying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn't worth an explanationโnot even a reaction. Not in your eyes.
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