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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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 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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Title IX came along and changed a lot of things for the better, but nevertheless, it meant that money became more important.
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Real progress in understanding nature is rarely incremental. All important advances are sudden intuitions, new principles, new ways of seeing.
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I love going on book tours because it's an opportunity to connect with the people that matter most to my brand.
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It is a curious fact that with Through the Looking-Glass the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me. … I have done nothing in that direction since.
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When the lambs is lost in the mountain, he said. They is cry. Sometime come the mother. Sometime the wolf.
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The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.
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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.
