Quotes by Connor Franta

I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing

Forget about self-image and self-judgment. Its about self-love, and no one teaches you that at school. No one teaches you that if you accept and love yourself, nothing and no one can touch you. This is the only face and body youre ever going to get, so be comfortable and happy in it. Own it. Own every aspect of who you are and present it to the world with the utmost pride.

confront your greatest fearsvoice your biggest problemsacknowledge your tiniest issuesthe longer you stay silentthe louder they becomethey wont disappear if you ignore themthey will spread and affect all aspects of your life

today my heart was ripped in twoone half for me, one half for you take a half and keep it neari have mine and will always be here crossing paths before the endonce a lover, forever a friend

Success involves failing first. Ask any successful person. Ask any experienced person, really. Its all part of the creative process, so sit back and allow the artist within you to sprout, blossom and flourish. You must accept that your first, second, and third attempt at something might suck. Its a necessary step in improving your skill. Failure is your teacher, not your judge.

I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. Its not about quantity, its about quality.

Add your splash of color to the world.

For me, there are distinct levels of friendship:BEST FRIEND: An extremely close individual you can do anything with, talk about everything with, confide in, and be comfortable with sitting in silence on car journeys; those people you consider to be part of your familyGOOD FRIEND: A person you are comfortable hanging out with one-on-one for an extended period of time and see semiregularly; someone who shares experiences with you but not your deepest troubles and secretsFRIEND: Someone you hang out with in a group setting occasionallyAcquaintance: Someone you know on a first-name basis and say hi to but thats pretty much the extent of itSTRANGERS: The rest of the world (and all your potential best friends in the future)

Know this too: Some people wont like you, and you wont like everyone. Thats okay. None of that matters. What matters is meeting like-minded people who get you, accept you, and will do anything for you. Even if that means pegging some poor kid in the face with a snowball and sitting against a playground wall on a cold, snowy day.

True friendship is counted in memories, experiences, and troubles shared; its a bond built up over time in person, not a virtual tally on the Internet. It finds you; you dont find it.

No, the point of this story is that there are only a select few friends, past or present, that I would go to such lengths to stand by. Thats what school really taught me: the enduring nature of friendship. How special it is to grow up and share a history with someone. As Ive gotten older, friendships rooted in childhood feel even richer and more irreplaceable.

Ranking where people stand in your life and who they are to you helps you determine who you value the most and therefore where best to spend your time.

It allows you to be yourself, good and bad. And its a two-way street: you give and take equally.

I grew it - sorry, drew it - for this book, if for no other reason than to illustrate the old saying that the apple doesnt fall far from the tree.

Take it from a middle child; being a middle child sucks. You have neither the responsibility that comes with being the oldest nor the luxury that comes with being the baby. You have N O T H I N G. No label. No identity. Not to mention my fellow middle child, Nicola, was the only girl in the family. See! Nothing! Youre the in-between child, squeezed into the order of things. Youre the Idaho to New York and Los Angeles. Youre the regular-sized cup in between the large and small. (I actually like a good medium-sized drink, to be quite honest, but you get the point.)

sometimes even the worst dreams are better than this reality

Friends are not a number. You cant collect connections. You cant just go out one day and be like, Hey, I need some friends! *goes shopping, scours social media*

Now, four years out of high school, Im in an environment where people appreciate personality over appearance, and that makes me happy.

People are beautiful. All people, of all shapes and sizes. The fact that we are living, breathing organisms that happen to have opposable thumbs, allowing us to pick up our phones and be on it for the entire damn day, is nothing short of brilliant. What makes us even more magnificent as a species is that we are lucky enough to be uniquely different - and its THAT individuality we must each harness and celebrate.

Some call it growing up. I call it life, and in my experience, it doesnt necessarily get easier over the years. But the eternal struggle is beautiful, and Im happy to persevere.