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title: "7 Isn Okay Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“There really isn't much wrong with me,' I say, 'it's just that, well, I'm not like other people; I don't want the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-baume/there-really-isn-t-much-wrong-with-me-i-say-it-s-just-that-well-i-m/)

[Sara Baume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-baume/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/sara-baume-9481_a-line-made-by-walki_there-really-isn-t-much-wrong-with-me-i_1041481.jpg)

> [“Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/just-isn-t-giving-up-allowed-sometimes-isn-t-it-okay-to-say-this/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/rainbow-rowell-135_good-books_just-isn-t-giving-up-allowed-sometimes-i_1253026.jpg)

> [Bullying wasn't okay in elementary school and it isn't okay now, especially when it comes in the form of a U.S. Supreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-doolittle/bullying-wasn-t-okay-in-elementary-school-and-it-isn-t-okay-now/)

[John Doolittle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-doolittle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/john-doolittle-22274_anti-bullying_bullying-wasn-t-okay-in-elementary-schoo_1380812.png)

> [“Nothing. Nothing. Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/nothing-nothing-just-isn-t-giving-up-allowed-sometimes-isn-t-it-okay-2/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/rainbow-rowell-135_generosity_nothing-nothing-just-isn-t-giving-up-all_1795053.jpg)

> [No, everything is not going to be okay. It never is. It isn't okay now. Change, by definition, changes things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/no-everything-is-not-going-to-be-okay-it-never-is-it-isn-t-okay-now/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/seth-godin-152_change_no-everything-is-not-going-to-be-okay-it_2551748.png)

> [“Isn't it okay to just be a good person and be who you are and not have to be great at something?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-weber-hurwitz/isn-t-it-okay-to-just-be-a-good-person-and-be-who-you-are-and-not/)

[Michele Weber Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-weber-hurwitz/)

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> [If a person does this for just a couple of years and discovers that it just isn't for him, that's okay. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/if-a-person-does-this-for-just-a-couple-of-years-and-discovers-that/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/donald-ray-pollock-7796_best-shot_if-a-person-does-this-for-just-a-couple_2672978.jpg)

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