Connor Franta

"Once the innocence was wiped clean from my eyes, I saw life for what it is: complicated."

"In life, you need to allow yourself the room to do what you want to do with the precious time you're given. Give yourself permission. You then have to actually do it. Allow yourself to go there and ad…"

"Social media is the most warped mirror to look into. You risk measuring your self-worth by the number of likes you receive. Here's the bottom line: if you're truly confident, you don't need to seek th…"

"The initial shock of coming out was strange and a bit uncomfortable. But after a few weeks, everything got so much better. The best way to describe it is that I simply felt light, free of a burdensome…"

"It's crazy what you'll see, hear, and feel if you stop and let the world continue to move around you for even just a minute. Basically I'm trying to pay attention. I mean, I have to force myself to do…"

"Parents don't understand cool. Never have. Never will."

"I can't pinpoint the exact moment in time when I realised I was falling in love, but my move to California had a lot to do with it. Once immersed in an openly gay environment, I quickly understood tha…"

"And all of this is unfolding before my very eyes on an average day, begging the question: WHY. IS. EVERYONE. IN. SUCH. A. DAMN. HURRY? Why the constant rush?"