High School. Societyโs bright idea to put all their aggressive, naive youth into one environment to torment and emotionally scar each other for life.
Chris ColferI don't think I've ever tried to be something that I'm not. People do that for you. People try to pigeonhole you. People tried typecasting me, before they even saw me in anything else. I've never understood that. I was like, "Why don't you wait until my next project, before you start telling my what my career is going to look like, for the next 10 years?" I've never let it set me back because I always knew the world would try to do that for me, anyway.
Chris ColferTo Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice Iโve ever received: โChristopher, I think you should wait until youโre done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer.
Chris ColferWhat grinds me the most is that weโre sending kids out into the world who donโt know how to balance a checkbook, donโt know how to apply for a loan, donโt even know how to properly fill out a job application, but because they know the quadratic formula we consider them prepared for the world?
Chris Colfer