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
running mean thinking
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. 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 wouldn’t know one from the other. It’d drive you insane. What’s true? What’s not? A million ideas, but what do they mean?
sorry thinking im-sorry
I’m sorry.” Once again, those were the words. And now, anytime someone says I’m sorry, I’m going to think of her.
giving people goes-on
Maybe you didn't know what people thought of you because they themselves didn't know what they thought of you. Maybe you didn't give us enough to go on, Hannah.
mean thrive
What you don't understand, you can make mean anything.
being-true turns disappointed
It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.
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.
important
Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.
blood lust black
Did the poet use red to symbolize blood? Anger? Lust? Or is the wheelbarrow simply red because red sounded better than black?
book trying may
Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.
book writing people
When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.
desire teens
Teens in the '90s had the same basic desires as they do now.
writing brainstorming
I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.
games missing video
I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.
responsibility stories compelling
As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.