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All you really have... is now.

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Jay Asher
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: September 30
Novelist
Writer
Arcadia
California
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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.
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I’m sorry.” Once again, those were the words. And now, anytime someone says I’m sorry, I’m going to think of her.
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I swear, guys in groups are capable of the stupidest things. Like war, Kellan says, heaping napkins and ketchup packets onto her tray. And jumping off rooftops. And lighting their farts on fire, she says.
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And everyone knows you can’t disprove a rumor.
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And it feels strange, almost sad, to walk through ther empty halls. Each step I take sounds so lonely.
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When you try rescuing someone and discover they can't be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face?
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Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.
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I want to collapse. I want to fall on the sidewalk right there and drag myself to the ivy.
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We didn't get that chance because I was afraid. Afraid I had no chance with you.
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I take a slow sip of lukewarm coffee, reopen the book, and read the words scribbled in red ink near the top: Everyone needs an olly-olly-oxen-free.
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Do you remember the last thing you said to me? The last thing you did to me? And what was the last thing I said to you? Because trust me when I said it I knew it was the last thing I’d ever say.
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What the hell happened to Pluto?!
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We both laugh. And it feels good. A release. Like laughing at a funeral. Maybe inappropriate, but definitely needed.
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You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.
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My breathing begins to slow. The tension in my muscles starts to relax. Then, a click in the headphones. A slow breath of air. I open my eyes to bright moonlight. And Hannah, with warmth. Thank you.
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If I had a chance with him, I missed it. No, I didn't miss it. I threw it away.
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Because I've heard so many stories that I don't know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth.
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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.
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I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.
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I hate not knowing what to believe anymore. I hate not knowing what's real.
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