--- title: "2 End Okay Quotes By Ruta Sepetys" description: "2 End Okay quotes by Ruta Sepetys. Plus more from Ruta Sepetys and more End Okay sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/ruta-sepetys-2570_quote_why-you-frettin-jo-you-not-sure-i-inhale_1724298.jpg" --- > [“Why you frettin', Jo? You not sure?" I inhaled my tears in order to speak. "I'm sure I want to go, but I'm not sure it's possible.Why would they accept me? And if they did, how would I pay for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/why-you-frettin-jo-you-not-sure-i-inhaled-my-tears-in-order-to-speak/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/ruta-sepetys-2570_quote_why-you-frettin-jo-you-not-sure-i-inhale_1724298.jpg) > [Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. The important thing is to start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/sometimes-we-set-off-down-a-road-thinkin-we-re-goin-one-place-and-we/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/ruta-sepetys-2570_ends_sometimes-we-set-off-down-a-road-thinkin_2264251.jpg) ## More by Ruta Sepetys > [“I didn’t agree with Cokie. It wasn’t just rich folks. Mother was soul broke, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/i-didn-t-agree-with-cokie-it-wasn-t-just-rich-folks-mother-was-soul/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“What if this is a horrible mistake?" I croaked. "Oh, it'll be horrible fine, just a bunch of pretentious rich people with shelves of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/what-if-this-is-a-horrible-mistake-i-croaked-oh-it-ll-be-horrible/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“There was no ‘Miss Woodley.’ There was Willie. Willie was about life, and she grabbed it by the balls. Y’all know that. She loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/there-was-no-miss-woodley-there-was-willie-willie-was-about-life-and/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“The fact that Cincinnati thought I resembled him in any way sickened me. It made me want to run and hide. When I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/the-fact-that-cincinnati-thought-i-resembled-him-in-any-way-sickened/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“Well, I don't know, Lina. But let's just say I've met a lot of dead people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/well-i-don-t-know-lina-but-let-s-just-say-i-ve-met-a-lot-of-dead/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“War is catastrophe. It breaks families in irretrievable pieces. But those who are gone are not necessarily lost.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/war-is-catastrophe-it-breaks-families-in-irretrievable-pieces-but/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except that New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/i-wasn-t-certain-of-anything-anymore-except-that-new-orleans-was-a/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“Andrius turned. His eyes found mine. "I'll see you," he said. My face didn't wrinkle. I didn't utter a sound. But for the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/andrius-turned-his-eyes-found-mine-i-ll-see-you-he-said-my-face-didn/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“Some wars are about bombing. For the people of the Baltics, this war was about believing. In 1991, after fifty years of brutal occupation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/some-wars-are-about-bombing-for-the-people-of-the-baltics-this-war/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“I don't want to see no dead body. Willie ain't in there. She put her walkin' shoes on. She gone to see the Lord.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/i-don-t-want-to-see-no-dead-body-willie-ain-t-in-there-she-put-her/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“They drink like fish and ask the most probing questions." "Welcome to the South." Patrick laughed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/they-drink-like-fish-and-ask-the-most-probing-questions-welcome-to/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [“That’s a good hustle,” I told him. “We both got a little hustle, don’t we?” He pulled on his jacket. “But I like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/that-s-a-good-hustle-i-told-him-we-both-got-a-little-hustle-don-t-we/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [Andrius, I'm...scared." He stopped and turned to me. "No. Don't be scared. Don't give them anything Lina, not even your fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/andrius-i-m-scared-he-stopped-and-turned-to-me-no-don-t-be-scared-don/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/sometimes-there-is-such-beauty-in-awkwardness/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) > [Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/have-you-ever-wondered-what-a-human-life-is-worth-that-morning-my/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end-okay/ruta-sepetys/#itemlist", "name": "2 End Okay Quotes By Ruta Sepetys", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Why you frettin', Jo? You not sure?\" I inhaled my tears in order to speak. \"I'm sure I want to go, but I'm not sure it's possible.Why would they accept me? And if they did, how would I pay for it? I don't want to get my hopes up only to be disappointed. I'm always disappointed.\" \"Now don't let fear keep you in New Orleans. Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. 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