"The story you are about to read is a work of fiction. Nothing - and everything - about it is real."

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world."

"We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We have other favorites that give us what we most need at that particular time. But we never lose the old favorites. They're always with us. We just sort of accumulate them."

"You can make anything by writing."

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

Hello, boys and girls. Hannah Baker here. Live and in stereo...No return engagements. No encore. And this time absolutely no requests... I hope you're ready, because I'm about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you're listening to these tapes, you're one of the reasons why.... I'm not saying which tape brings you into the story. But fear not, if you received this lovely little box, your name will pop up... I promise.