Jay Asher Quotes
Looking back, I do think one of the reasons 'Thirteen Reasons Why' has been so successful is not because it deals with serious issues but because I had a unique and interesting way to tell that story. I knew the issues were going to be dealt with in the book, but I felt my job was to write the story as entertainingly as possible.
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'
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I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
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My career is an open book, but my life is not.
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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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First and foremost, I feel very lucky to have the family I have, so I would like my family to stay happy and healthy.
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Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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If there's 'game' in the title, I'm there! Ready to play!
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Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.
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Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
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Could one live on the sense of beauty alone, exempt from the necessity of 'creature comforts,' a sea-voyage would be delightful.
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Every day, turn off your phone/email for some part of the day.
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It doesn't always make sense to have a token on the blockchain that is both useful and represents ownership - it has to be something where there's a network effect. That's why I cite Facebook as an example of what could be disrupted more so than, say, Amazon - which is bit more centralized and is not exactly a network of users in the same way.
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I want to always be an interloper. I never want to feel like I'm a guy who is embraced by the people who are putting me on the air. I want to feel like I broke into the studio and took over and made them mad. If I'm not doing that, I'm not doing my job.
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Let every man, if possible, gather some good books under his roof.
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If people would forget about utopia! When rationalism destroyed heaven and decided to set it up here on earth, that most terrible of all goals entered human ambition. It was clear there'd be no end to what people would be made to suffer for it.
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Looking back, I do think one of the reasons 'Thirteen Reasons Why' has been so successful is not because it deals with serious issues but because I had a unique and interesting way to tell that story. I knew the issues were going to be dealt with in the book, but I felt my job was to write the story as entertainingly as possible.
