13 Reasons Why

Dream big, they say. Shoot for the stars. Then they lock us away for 12 years and tell us where to sit, when to pee and what to think. Then we turn 18, and even though we've never had an original thought, we have to make the most important decision of our lives. And if you don't have the money and don't really have the grades, a lot of the decision gets made for you.

Everybody wants to talk. No one wants to do anything.

People need to take responsibility for their actions...and face the consequences, one way or another.

What if the only way not to feel bad is to stop feeling anything at all, forever?

I didn't know how empty it would feel. There's the big part of the world that's just...just gone, and everyone else just keeps moving forward.

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.

I needed a change. I needed to be someone new. Have you ever felt like that? I wasn't going to be invisible anymore. I was going to start brand new. I was going to cut away the past...and leave it all behind. I was going to work harder. Be smarter. And be stronger. Because you can't change other people, but you can change yourself.

Life is unpredictable...and control is just an illusion. And sometimes all that unpredictability is overwhelming. And it makes us feel small and powerless.

Shit just keeps happening, and all you can do is react.

— He's keeping secrets.
— He's 17. I'd be worried about him if he weren't keeping secrets.

There's so much wrong in the world. There's so much hurt. I couldn't take knowing I'd made it worse. And I couldn't take knowing it would never get any better.