Thirteen Reasons Why Quotes

I love this book because I can relate to it very much. So here are my favorite quotes which I apply to my life alot.

“You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything.” 

“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.” 

“You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.” 

“A lot of you cared, just not enough.” 

“If my love were an ocean,
there would be no more land.
If my love were a desert,
you would see only sand.
If my love were a star-
late at night, only light.
And if my love could grow wings,
I'd be soaring in flight.” 

“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.” 

“You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.” 

“ If you hear a song that makes you cry and you don't want to cry anymore, you don't listen to that song anymore.
But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.” 

“When you try rescuing someone and discover they can't be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face?” 

“Like driving along a bumpy road and losing control of the steering wheel, tossing you—just a tad—off the road. The wheels kick up some dirt, but you're able to pull it back. Yet no matter how hard you try to drive straight, something keeps jerking you to the side. You have so little control over anything anymore. And at some point, the struggle becomes too much—too tiring—and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.” 

“It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.”

“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.” 

“In the end....everything matters.” 

“I sat. And I thought. And the more I thought, connecting the events in my life, the more my heart collapsed.” 

“Maybe it didn’t seem like a big deal to you Zach. But now, I hope you understand. My world was collapsing. I needed those notes. I needed any hope those notes might have offered. And you? You took that hope away. You decided I didn’t deserve to have it. ” 

“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?” 

“I'm listening to someone give up. Someone I knew—someone I liked. I'm listening... but still, I'm too late.” -Clay

“That's why you did it. You wanted your world to collapse around you. You wanted everything to get as dark as possible.”  -Clay

“You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.” 

“And after I dropped him off, I took the longest possible route home... I explored alleys and hidden roads I never knew existed. I discovered neighborhoods entirely new to me. And finally... I discovered I was sick of this town and everything in it.” 

“Because when you're posed, you know someone's watching. You put on your very best smile. You let your sweetest personality shine.” 

“How can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?"
"It was love because it was worth it.” 

“I can't. You can't rewrite the past.” 

“When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it.” 

“The name sounds almost too perfect. And as I said, you look perfect, too. The only thing left... is to be perfect.” 

There you go, everyone. I know this was really long and all but for those who stuck with me until the end, Thank You. Thank you very much. You see, when I read this, I felt a sinking feeling in my chest. I related to every single one of these quotes. And it hurt so bad. Me and a suicidal girl. Sounds... surreal. Actually, in real life, I know a guy named Zachary as well. He hurt me so bad without knowing it. Repeatedly. I didn't understand. So i never fought back. i took the pain. Finally, i got fed up and made a group filled with my trusted friends and the rules? Don't add Zak. But guess what? That's right, someone added him. We ended up having a fight and he thought "I" started it! The nerve! But my other friend tried saving us then she added my big sister. They both sided with Zak! MY OWN SISTER AND CLOSE FRIEND. WITHOUT Knowing The Truth. That hurt even more. Do you understand? No? Well, Keep Up! 

Me and Hannah have different stories. But for some reason, these apply to the both of us.  I know for myself, and  don't mean to brag or anything but, I'm actually a pretty sweet kid. i really do care for others and try to understand their feelings. I know you must think I'm so self-centered but whatever you think about me is none of my business. I don't even know you. But you ALSO don't know me... How do i know I was sweet? well, everyone told me so. And I used to be so cheery. But when i went through highschool I lost myself. First year I was still hyped up and everything. Second year? Hmm. even my adviser noticed i became more quiet and less outgoing. Now in third year high school?? I am now a sadist, masochist, realist, pessimist but I still have my optimistic side. I'm a mix of all these. But I don't smile alot anymore. i'm quiet and anti-social. Why? What happened? Everyone. Their actions, words, things they didn't even realize, were the factors. Know that the people I'm surrounded by are SO INSENSITIVE. I hate this batch. But there are some good people too. But at times, everyone can be a little insensitive. like myself.
Well, this is becoming quite long so i'll stop. Till my Next Post. And Thank You for listening to me blabber away.