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“Whoa, whoa, whoa," I said, not being able to stop myself. "What's the i?"
"The i is an imaginary number," he said, and coughed.
"There are imaginary numbers now?" I said in disbelief. "Are there unicorns in the next lesson?”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“Laughing at someone's dream was one of the cruelest things a person can do to another.”
― 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

“What grinds me the most is we're sending kids out into the world who don't know how to balance a checkbook, don't know how to apply for a loan, don't even know how to properly fill out a job application, but because they know the quadratic formula we consider them prepared for the world`
With that said, I'll admit even I can see how looking at the equation x -3 = 19 and knowing x =22 can be useful. I'll even say knowing x =7 and y= 8 in a problem like 9x - 6y= 15 can be helpful. But seriously, do we all need to know how to simplify (x-3)(x-3i)??
And the joke is, no one can continue their education unless they do. A student living in California cannot get into a four-year college unless they pass Algebra 2 in high school. A future psychologist can't become a psychologist, a future lawyer can't become a lawyer, and I can't become a journalist unless each of us has a basic understanding of engineering.
Of course, engineers and scientists use this shit all the time, and I applaud them! But they don't take years of theater arts appreciation courses, because a scientist or an engineer doesn't need to know that 'The Phantom of the Opoera' was the longest-running Broadway musical of all time.
Get my point?”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“All great writers have issues with their hometowns; guess I'm not the exception.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“I remember wanting to laugh, but I held it in. I guess even then I thought laughing at someone's dream was one of the cruelest things one person could do to another.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“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

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

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

“I have a sack of hate mail that I want to respond to. One day, when I’m tired or tipsy, I will respond and tell them what I think.”
― Chris Colfer

“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

“Don't be afraid to be human - you're human, you're going to have emotional days. You're going to have days when things suck and then some days when things are great, but don't feel guilty because you're experiencing that. Don't feel guilty from being human.”
― Chris Colfer

“Anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in.”
― Chris Colfer

“Intelligence is not a competition," she said. "There is plenty to go around, and there are many ways it can be demonstrated.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“If you are going to live in a house made of candy, don't move next door to a couple of obese kids. A lot of these fairy-tale characters are missing common sense.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator”
― Chris Colfer

“JUST BECAUSE ANYONE CAN, DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE SHOULD (Mrs. Peters to Conner Bailey)”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Your home is where you feel most comfortable and loved,”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

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

“What are our options? If I have the choice of being doubtful or being hopeful, I’m going to choose hopeful. It takes less work to be positive.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Life comes at you fast. It runs through your body and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible. It’s a lot like lightning.”
― Chris Colfer, Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

“Even after years of constant abuse from her stepmother and her stepsisters, Cinderella remained a good person with high hopes. She never stopped believing in herself and in the good of the world. And although she married the prince in the end, Cinderella always had inner happiness. Her story shows that even in the worst of situations- even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everything can get better...”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss