Connor Franta, A Work In Progress Quotes
I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.
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 it's 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 doesn't fall far from the tree.
Friends are not a number. You can't collect connections. You can't 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, I'm in an environment where people appreciate personality over appearance, and that makes me happy.
Some call it growing up. I call it life, and in my experience, it doesn't necessarily get easier over the years. But the eternal struggle is beautiful, and I'm happy to persevere.
I think I've lived quite the unorthodox life so far, but you probably feels that way about yourself too. So much goes untold in our lives.
It's funny reading about how I behaved in the days before memories formed. So thanks for that input, Mom and Dad - wasn't so bad after all.
Every second seems like an eternity if someone you love is in trouble.
My mom has since confirmed that my overeager go-to response - when I was going anywhere or had anything planned for me - was, "What's everyone else going to do?
The thought of friends or family enjoying themselves in my absence gives me the heebie-jeebies.