Top 350 Chris Colfer Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “If you dislike your looks to the point of hating and harming yourself, I’d say you’re just as cursed and trapped in the mirror as I am.”

— Chris Colfer

252. “But after being on the run I’ve learned a life spent creating enemies isn’t worth leading. Having allies is the best advantage in the world.”

— Chris Colfer

253. “Hatred is a choice. Violence is a choice. But someone’s existence is never a choice, or a fault, and it’s certainly not a crime.”

— Chris Colfer

254. “But we should do what we can, and not torture ourselves over the things we can’t.”

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255. “Always let the world inspire and influence you, but never let it discourage you. In fact, the more the world discourages you, the more it needs you. As writers we have the profound privilege and responsibility to create a new world when the current one takes a turn for the worse. Storytellers are more than just entertainers; we’re the shepherds of ideology, the street pavers of progress, and the scientists of the soul.”

— Chris Colfer

256. “Holly S., Everett, Washington.”

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257. “Just like they say, “History is invented by those who outdrank the other witnesses.”

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258. “When your enemies drag your name through the dirt, you can emerge covered in roses if you look for the flowers hidden in the field.”

— Chris Colfer

259. “One man may steal because of greed, and another may steal for survival, but they’re both thieves – it doesn’t matter if one has goodness in his heart.”

— Chris Colfer

260. “After defeating Ezmia, the evil Enchantress, she had proven herself capable of leading the fairy-tale world – but perhaps she still hadn’t proven it to herself yet.”

— Chris Colfer

261. “She had the heart of a turkey, the determination of a duck, and the bravery of a goose.”

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262. “Lessons are like stones; the harder and heavier they are, the more they’ll sink in.”

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263. “WORLDS COLLIDE.”

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264. “Thanks to Granny’s bad eyesight, she thought he was an extremely furry infant.”

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265. “Sometimes the best way to prevent a burn is by lighting yourself on fire!”

— Chris Colfer

266. “Big-Booty Bertha simply turned her backside to any of the sailors charging toward her, and they bounced backward onto the deck.”

— Chris Colfer

267. “If we let one experience destroy our faith in an entire species, then we’re no better than the people who hurt us.”

— Chris Colfer

268. “You can restore all the bottled youth, beauty, and stamina to their rightful owners”, the frog man explained. “It won’t change how you look, but it will change how you look at yourself. From then on, every time you pass a mirror and see your reflection, you won’t see a hideous monster; you’ll see a woman who chose to help others instead of helping herself. And anyone who looks into a mirror and sees Who they are, over What they are – well, it’s impossible to curse someone like that.”

— Chris Colfer

269. “Misery is like an animal, it needs food to survive – so starve it.”

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270. “Alex, get ahold of yourself,” she whispered under her breath. “Just because you’re a fourteen-year-old girl doesn’t mean you need to think like one. He just wants a walk, not marriage.”

— Chris Colfer

271. “Why are you all looking at me like I want to take my pet rock for a walk?” Conner asked.”

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272. “And would it kill you to take a bath and cut your dang nails? I thought you were a sloth until you opened your mouth!”

— Chris Colfer

273. “The Fairy Godmother sat beside him. “You as well,” she said. “You weren’t at home, so I figured I would find you here. Are you having trouble writing this evening?” “Unfortunately so,” Hans said. “Some days words flow through me like the Nile, and other days I’m as dry as the Sahara. I’m afraid you’ve caught me in the middle of a drought, but I’m confident rain shall fall again.” “I have no doubt,” the Fairy Godmother.”

— Chris Colfer

274. “We have to take some things for granted every now and then, otherwise we would live life afraid of losing everything.”

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275. “You could devote years to doing everything you just said and ‘still’ disappoint people the second you put yourself first. You can’t manage your brother’s happiness any more than I can manage yours. The truth is you’re only responsible for one person and that’s yourself – believe me, I’ve learned that lesson the hard way.”

— Chris Colfer

276. “This world has goblins and fairies but weres an escalator when you need one?”

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277. “Don’t get mad – get even!”

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278. “The only power we have over death is how we choose to define it. Personally, when someone dies, I don’t believe they cease to exist. The people we love the most will always be alive, thanks to the stories we tell and the memories we share. As long as we keep our loved ones in our hearts, their pulse will continue to beat through our own.”

— Chris Colfer

279. “Because an invisible butler and a goat led me to a pumpkin in a witch’s closest!”

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280. “With one slip of the tongue, he could emotionally scar a generation of young people for the rest of their lives and trigger a wave of resentment for the rest of his.”

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281. “Being spoiled and greedy is a dangerous combination. Not all of us can manage it as well as I do.”

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282. “They reached the heart of the kingdom and were completely bewildered by what they saw. It was like they were standing in a gigantic tropical garden with large, colorful flowers of all shapes and species. There were weeping willows over small ponds and vines that grew across the ground and up the trees. There were beautiful bridges over many streams and ponds.”

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283. “Ezmia, on behalf of everyone in this room, I apologize for what the world put you through, and I forgive you for all the havoc you caused trying to heal,” Alex said. “I’m sorry your family was killed when you were a little girl. I’m sorry no one was there to comfort you when you had your heart broken over and over again. I’m sorry the fairies never showed you the kindness they showed everyone else. And I’m sorry you felt revenge was the only way you could piece yourself together again.”

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284. “Just like the weather, people have seasons, too- we all go through periods of rain and sunshine-but we can’t let a particularly rough winter destroy our faith in the spring, otherwise we’ll always be stuck in the snow.”

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285. “Walking in a silence that said a thousand words.”

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286. “I didn’t think Red could write, but she definitely wrote this.”

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287. “What if every story ever told was just a realm waiting to be discovered.”

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288. “I never meant to write a romance,” Conner said. “I just thought Jack and Goldilocks had a really cool story. Everyone wants to be a hero, but Jack gave it up to be with the person he loved. He didn’t care what people thought of him – Goldilocks was more important to him than his reputation. It takes courage to face a giant, but it takes a true hero to stand up to the world. I guess I wanted to celebrate that by putting it into my own story.”

— Chris Colfer

289. “And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of letting people use my emotions to control me. So from now on, we’re going to starve whatever misery they try to cause us. We’re going to fight loneliness with friendship, we’re going to fight anger with gratitude, and we’re going to fight fear with hope. Because as long as we keep fighting, and as long as we keep our hope alive- the Brotherhood won’t stand a chance.”

— Chris Colfer

290. “Fascinating, isn’t it? I believe the most extraordinary ideas come from children,” the queen said. “If only we all could be so perceptive, we would find the simplest solutions to the greatest problems are right under our noses.”

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291. “The world has advanced in so many ways, but it’s still so stuck when it comes to people like me. And the world can be a really lonely place when you’re not allowed to love.”

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292. “That is the last time you will ever lay hands on me,” Brystal said. “And don’t you dare address me as daughter. You’re no father of mine.”

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293. “Mother Goose shrugged. “I have such a way with words, even I’m not sure what I said.”

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294. “Grandma sent you an angel moth from outer space?”

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295. “Conner and Goldilocks picked up candy cane swords, Jack took a lollipop axe, Bree chose a licorice whip, and although she had no idea what they were, Red selected gummy bear nunchakus.”

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296. “She’s not sailing with a full set of sails, is she?” the captain asked.”

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297. “I would rather see my daughter rot in jail than turn her over to the likes of you!” he shouted.”

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298. “It has ten limbs and three tails,” Alex noted. “That’s thirteen appendages – why would you name it a polycrab? Poly means seven.”

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299. “I had to come up with a good excuse for why you had been gone for two weeks and thought ‘traveling in another dimension’ would probably raise a few eyebrows.”

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300. “Respectfully, Dr. States, I eat the impossible for breakfast,” Brystal said.”

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