13 Reasons Why Quotes

(Clay is reading Justin’s college essay and imagines he’s with him in the room…)

Clay Jensen: “I didn’t really grow up with much positivity in my life. And if I had influences around me, they were definitely bad. My mother was a drug addict. Her revolving door of boyfriends, mostly drug addicts too. I had a best friend I used to look up to, but then he hurt people close to me, and now he’s dead.” Jesus, Justin, talk about dark.

Justin Foley: Just… keep going.

Clay Jensen: “There was a time in my life I truly had nothing but the clothes on my back and the regret for the people I’d hurt. And then a person came into my life. A person named Clay Jensen.” You wrote about me?

Justin Foley: They, uh… They said to write about a positive influence in your life.

Clay Jensen: “Even when I was puking all over his room, he was there. He’s always been there, which is why even though I’ve never had a proper family, I know what it feels like to have one because Clay gave that to me. Because he’s my… He’s my…”

Justin Foley: “He’s my brother. He’s my positive influence. He’s the reason I’m alive and able to write this college essay in the first place.”

Clay Jensen: I miss you. How am I supposed to do this without you?

Justin Foley: Clay, it’s like you said. You’ll survive.

(Clay’s graduation speech)

Clay Jensen: I suffer from anxiety… and, uh, depression. But mostly anxiety. I sometimes think all of us kids do, in some way. And how could we not, with the world the way it is? We hear a lot of promises that things will get better. And… and, look, maybe they will, maybe they won’t. And what I think I’ve learned, what I wanna say to you…is whatever happens, keep moving. Get through it. Choose to live. ‘Cause even on the worst day, there… are people who love you. There’s new music waiting for you to hear, some… something you haven’t seen before that will blow your mind in the best way. Even on the worst day, life is a pretty spectacular thing.