Rae N > Rae's Quotes

“There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in. And definitely get out of high school and make everyone sorry.”
― Chris Colfer

“I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.”
― Chris Colfer

“Don’t listen to what people tell you because they’ll try to bring you down. And don’t listen to yourself, either, because yourself will try to bring you down even more so than anyone else. As long as you just put all your energy into one thing, it can happen.”
― Chris Colfer

“Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“The world will always choose convenience over reality. It's easier to hate, blame, and fear than it is to understand. No one wants the truth; they want entertainment.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“...because a life without meaning, without drive or focus, without dreams or goals, isn't a life worth living.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“It doesn't matter how greatly you've been hurt or how much you're hurting, it's what you do with the pain that counts. You could cry for years or you could choose to learn and grow from it.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.”
― Chris Colfer

“Right now, we're living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“No matter what you do, you can never please everyone. And that was the hardest lesson to learn. In fact, I'm still learning it.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become!”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Once upon a time' These are the most magical words our world has ever known and the gateway to the greatest stories ever told. They're an immediate calling to anyone who hears them-a calling into a world where everyone is welcome and anything can happen. Mice can become men, maids can become princesses, and they can teach valuable lessons in the process.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“From this day on, I refuse to let anyone bring me to a point where I can't take a horrible situation and spin it into something beneficial. I will never let anyone make me feel anything I don't want to feel again or rob me of the passions that make me who I am.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.”
― Chris Colfer

“People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.”
― Chris Colfer

“To Grandma,
for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should wait until you’re done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons." - Greg Heffley,”
― Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

“You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”
― Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

“Dear Aunt Loretta,
Thank you so much for the awesome pants!
How did you know I wanted that for Christmas?
I love the way the pants look on my legs!
All my friends will be so jealous that I have my very own pants.
Thank you for making this the best Christmas ever!
Sincerely, Greg”
― Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

“See, when you're a little kid, nobody ever warns you that you've got an expiration date. One day you're hot stuff and the next day you're a dirt sandwich.”
― Jeff Kinney, The Ugly Truth

“You've got to show the world who you are before it tells you. Otherwise you become victim to someone you're not.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“Vola: So which is it? You going back for your home or for your pet?
Peter: They're the same thing.”
― Sara Pennypacker, Pax

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“He keeps singing this song, and everything in the ocean swims by him, as if he’s not there. He thinks no one understands him. I want to let him know he’s wrong about that.”
― Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale

“And I'm the only one with a plan," Fitz reminded them.
"Hey- I've got plans," Keefe argued.
"Plans that don't involve tormenting Dame Alina," Fitz clarified.
"But those are always the best plans!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“They pulled apart when Keefe shouted, "YOU GUYS HAVE TO SEE THIS!"
They ran to the main room and found Keefe standing under the skylight, holding up Mr. Snuggles like it was a baby lion about to be made king. The sparkly red dragon twinkled almost as much as Keefe's eyes as he said, "I went in to check on our boy and found him cuddling with THIS!"
"Isn't that the same dragon Fitz brought to your house that one time?" Dex asked Sophie.
"WHAT?" Keefe shouted. "YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?!"
"Mr. Snuggles wasn't my secret to share," Sophie said.
"IT'S NAME IS MR. SNUGGLES?! That is... I can't even..." Keefe ran back to Fitz's room shouting, "ARE YOU MISSING YOUR SNUGGLE BUDDY?!"
"Fitz is going to die of embarrassment, you know that, right?" Biana asked.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“Because our family doesn't decide who we are. WE decide who we are. Believe me, it drives my parents crazy. And sometimes, that's the only thought that gets me through the day.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Parents: Perfecting ways to humiliate their children since the dawn of time.”
― Shannon Messenger, Let the Sky Fall