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161 " And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah's eyes as she tells my story. "
― Jay Asher , Thirteen Reasons Why
162 " And like I said, I didn't know him very well, but my ears perked up whenever I heard his name. I guess I wanted to hear something - anything - juicy. Not because I wanted to spread gossip. I just couldn't believe someone could be that good.If he was actually that good... wonderful. Great! But it became a personal game of mine. How long could I go on hearing nothing but good things about Clay Jensen?Normally, when a person has a stellar image, another person's waiting in the wings to tear them apart. They're waiting for that one fatal flaw to expose itself.But not with Clay. "
163 " Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust? "
164 " Because our lies matched. It was a sign. "
165 " I guess that's the point of it all. 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 "
166 " Imagine ten or tweleve orange chairs arrainged in a circle, with the happy woen from the flyer sitting at opposite ends. Only problem was, from day one, they weren't happy. Someone, whoever made that flyer, must have digitally turned their frowns upside down. They wrote about death. About the evilness of men. About the destruction of-and I quote- "the greenish, bluish orb with wisps of white." Seriously, that's how they descibed it. They went on to call Earth a knocked-up gaseous alien needing an abortion. "
167 " I can't believe I just heard the last words I'll ever hear from Hannah Baker."I'm sorry." Once again, those were the words. And now, anytime someone says I'm sorry, I'm going to think of her. "
168 " One little ripple started today could create a typhoon fifteen years from now. "
― Jay Asher , The Future of Us
169 " She wants to believe my excuses so bad. Every time I lie, she wants to believe me so much. "
170 " 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. "
171 " You don't need to watch out for me, Clay."But I did, Hannah. And I wanted to. I could have helped you. But when I tried, you pushed me away.I can almost hear Hannah's voice speaking my next thought for me. "Then why didn't you try harder? "
172 " It's nothing. A school project. My go-to answer for anything. Staying out late? School project. Need extra money? School project. "
173 " That’s when I said it. That’s when I whispered to her, “I’m so sorry.” Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Sad that it took me so long to get there. But happy that we got there together. "
174 " The longer you wait, and this is true, the slower the hands will move. "
175 " But they were wrong. There was a reason. "
176 " Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide. "
177 " Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It's crazy! "
178 " It seemed like you could know me. Like you could understand anything I told you. And the more we spoke, I knew why. The same things excited us. The same things concerned us". "
179 " And I kept thinking, over and over, is this what it feels like to go insane? "
180 " Two steps behind her, I say her name. "Skye. "