"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" (Asher 201).

This quote specifically stood out to me in the book Thirteen Reasons Why because I think this was a quote that could finally be able to adjust to our modern society today. This piece of text also gives a lesson, that your actions can effect ANYONE. Period. Even if your actions may not be directed towards a person, you still could be potentially harming someone. This text also suggested the main theme of the novel; everything affects everything, and this is included in my favorite quote and this really connected to me because I do, yes, enjoy the stupid-sounding cheesy quotes, This novel also spoke to me because it allowed me to see how much other people could be struggling and this really changed my perspective on the world around me. It showed me how I should differently treat others around me because you never know what struggles they could be going through, you need to be careful on what you say because it could harm the person even if you have good intentions.

This quote was said by the main character, Hannah Baker, during one of the 13 tapes that describes her act of suicide. At this point, Hannah was on the edge of breaking with no one to reach out to and too much weight on her shoulders. Her reputation was nearly ruined and she was hurting. When she tried to look to her teacher, Mr. Porter, he could not help her because he couldn't understand her and what she was feeling inside. This led to her, in the end, committing suicide. Even though, her action of taking her own life was devastating, I still strongly believe that the moral of the story was really inspiring.

I came across this book because it was (1) On the YALSA reading list for summer reading, and (2) I was recommended this book by a couple of my friends who had previously read the book. I really enjoyed this book and the vocabulary in the book was fairly easy, but the major factor that caught my attention was the concept of the book. Thirteen Reasons Why had one of the most interesting concepts for a novel that I've seen by far.

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