--- title: "1 Books School Quotes By Colin Nissan" description: "1 Books School quotes by Colin Nissan. Plus more from Colin Nissan and more Books School sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/colin-nissan-28815_education_by-educating-me-at-home-my-parents-were_2575315.jpg" --- > [“By educating me at home, my parents were able to give me individualized attention without the usual distractions that kids in regular school experience, like dating and friendship. Not to mention that traditional school can be dangerous. I’ve heard about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/by-educating-me-at-home-my-parents-were-able-to-give-me/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/colin-nissan-28815_education_by-educating-me-at-home-my-parents-were_2575315.jpg) ## More by Colin Nissan > [“Do you like flora and fauna? How about plants and animals? Because we have more of that beautiful crap than we know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/do-you-like-flora-and-fauna-how-about-plants-and-animals-because-we/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“Are you having fun playing with those plastic 3-D models of ears, noses and throats? That’s kind of like what I do, except instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/are-you-having-fun-playing-with-those-plastic-3-d-models-of-ears/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“There will be others, many others. You’ll try desperately to digest a single word through the acronym-laden gibberish, while beginning to wonder what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/there-will-be-others-many-others-you-ll-try-desperately-to-digest-a/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“Snorkel through our vibrant menagerie of fish and marine life, each one of which has been clearly tagged and labeled for your convenience. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/snorkel-through-our-vibrant-menagerie-of-fish-and-marine-life-each/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“There are five types of laughter to choose from. You can giggle, chuckle, howl, chortle, and, in extreme cases when you’re wearing a monocle,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/there-are-five-types-of-laughter-to-choose-from-you-can-giggle/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“If you come a little closer you will see that I am depicted as having three penises. Of course I’m not insinuating that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/if-you-come-a-little-closer-you-will-see-that-i-am-depicted-as-having/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“I hate Risk. I have for many years now. I hate that you still like Risk. I hate that you guilt me into playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/i-hate-risk-i-have-for-many-years-now-i-hate-that-you-still-like-risk/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“The subject matter of daydreams has been determined by modern science to vary widely, ranging from having sex with a stranger on a train…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/the-subject-matter-of-daydreams-has-been-determined-by-modern-science/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“LEARN FROM THE MASTERS: Mark Twain once said, “Show, don’t tell.” This is an incredibly important lesson for writers to remember; never get such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/learn-from-the-masters-mark-twain-once-said-show-don-t-tell-this-is/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/writing-is-a-muscle-smaller-than-a-hamstring-and-slightly-bigger-than/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“If you decide to cut something out this year, try replacing it with something else to balance out the loss. If you stop drinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/if-you-decide-to-cut-something-out-this-year-try-replacing-it-with/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“For a beverage, you asked for some “cherry-assed Kool Aid.” Okay, now you’re just adding “assed” in places where it doesn’t even make sense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/for-a-beverage-you-asked-for-some-cherry-assed-kool-aid-okay-now-you/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“The more specific you are about your resolution, the better your chance of sticking with it. Don’t just say, “I want to lose weight.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/the-more-specific-you-are-about-your-resolution-the-better-your/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“By educating me at home, my parents were able to give me individualized attention without the usual distractions that kids in regular school experience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/by-educating-me-at-home-my-parents-were-able-to-give-me/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) > [“If I could fly, I would soar all the way up to the window of a plane carrying a suitcase in my hand, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-nissan/if-i-could-fly-i-would-soar-all-the-way-up-to-the-window-of-a-plane/) [Colin Nissan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-nissan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-school/colin-nissan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Books School Quotes By Colin Nissan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“By educating me at home, my parents were able to give me individualized attention without the usual distractions that kids in regular school experience, like dating and friendship. 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