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> [“Don't try to find the ideas, let the ideas find you." I said, unsure if I even knew what I was talking about. "It's one of the most amazing experiences, finding something to write about, or realizing something for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/don-t-try-to-find-the-ideas-let-the-ideas-find-you-i-said-unsure-if-i/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

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## More by Chris Colfer

> [I think I just want to leave my mark in some way. I hope I leave the world a better place than it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/i-think-i-just-want-to-leave-my-mark-in-some-way-i-hope-i-leave-the/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Because I would rather have nothing and a big heart than everything and no heart at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/because-i-would-rather-have-nothing-and-a-big-heart-than-everything/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“After seeing amazing magical places like Neverland, Oz, Narnia and Wonderland, why did you ever want to leave?" The girls looked to one another;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/after-seeing-amazing-magical-places-like-neverland-oz-narnia-and/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“mandolin that made Conner jump. “She predicts his future,  And curses his enemies,  With devilish concoctions, She heals his injuries.”  “Great,” Conner”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/mandolin-that-made-conner-jump-she-predicts-his-future-and-curses-his/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Youth is not an excuse for insanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/youth-is-not-an-excuse-for-insanity/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [There are ways to meet people and surround yourself with like-minded people who will support you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/there-are-ways-to-meet-people-and-surround-yourself-with-like-minded/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Jealousy is just a reminder of the frustrations you have with yourself. Who”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/jealousy-is-just-a-reminder-of-the-frustrations-you-have-with/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Our Titanic of a family sank deeper and deeper as time went on. But in a sick way, I'm almost glad it did. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/our-titanic-of-a-family-sank-deeper-and-deeper-as-time-went-on-but-in/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [What grinds me the most is that we’re sending kids out into the world who don’t know how to balance a checkbook, don’t know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/what-grinds-me-the-most-is-that-we-re-sending-kids-out-into-the-world/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [I was obsessed with fairytales, and I was a very, very inquisitive kid, and I would ask my mom all kinds of questions. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/i-was-obsessed-with-fairytales-and-i-was-a-very-very-inquisitive-kid/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [People only love you as long as they're getting something of you, but the minute you say something they don't want to hear or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/people-only-love-you-as-long-as-they-re-getting-something-of-you-but/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“The sun slowly set and night started to fall. I almost felt betrayed in a way, knowing the sun would rise again the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/the-sun-slowly-set-and-night-started-to-fall-i-almost-felt-betrayed/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Los recuerdos no se crean solos.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/los-recuerdos-no-se-crean-solos/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/to-grandma-once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-boy-who-flew/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

> [“Your home is where you feel most comfortable and loved,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/your-home-is-where-you-feel-most-comfortable-and-loved/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

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