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title: "20 Okay Quotes By Sarah Dessen"
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> [It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/it-s-okay-to-accept-things-from-people-it-doesn-t-make-you-weak-or/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Even if you do make tons of new friends,” I told him, “try not to forget where you came from, okay?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/even-if-you-do-make-tons-of-new-friends-i-told-him-try-not-to-forget/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-ve-always-known-who-i-am-i-might-not-work-perfectly-or-be-like-them/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [It's gonna be okay," I said. It was the first time in a long time that I believed it. "It will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/it-s-gonna-be-okay-i-said-it-was-the-first-time-in-a-long-time-that-i/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [But it was okay not to fit in everywhere, as long as you did somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/but-it-was-okay-not-to-fit-in-everywhere-as-long-as-you-did-somewhere/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Fifteen minutes later, a meeting was called. "Okay, look." Deb's face was dead serious. "I know I just joined this project, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/fifteen-minutes-later-a-meeting-was-called-okay-look-deb-s-face-was/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?" I took a step toward him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/okay-he-said-he-took-a-breath-what-would-you-do-if-you-could-do-2/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don't change because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/if-someone-is-really-close-with-you-your-getting-upset-or-them/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [There's something nice about the silence of a car ride in the dark, going home. When you were tired of the radio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/there-s-something-nice-about-the-silence-of-a-car-ride-in-the-dark/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/okay-i-said-what-s-your-biggest-fear-as-always-he-took-a-second-to/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/okay-so-if-that-s-not-real-what-is-what-counts-to-you-he-thought-for/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/despite-my-dad-s-assurances-i-was-strangely-nervous-my-stomach-tight/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [But it's strange, when you've always been told something is true, like the moon will come back. You need proof. And while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/but-it-s-strange-when-you-ve-always-been-told-something-is-true-like/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [I turned and looked into the gas station, where Wes was now paying, as the man who'd driven us looked on. "That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-turned-and-looked-into-the-gas-station-where-wes-was-now-paying-as/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/we-sat-there-not-talking-for-a-few-minutes-he-ate-the-moon-pie-only/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-knew-in-the-silence-that-followed-that-anything-could-happen-here/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [I just stood there, looking at her. My head was spinning, my mouth dry, and all I could think about was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-just-stood-there-looking-at-her-my-head-was-spinning-my-mouth-dry/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Okay. Enough." I got out of the closet, brushing myself off, then turned around to face her. "This is happening. So you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/okay-enough-i-got-out-of-the-closet-brushing-myself-off-then-turned/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [Next thing you know she'll be on the bus and selling T-shirts in the parking lot, showing off her boobs to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/next-thing-you-know-she-ll-be-on-the-bus-and-selling-t-shirts-in-the/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [There's a kind of radar that you get, after years of being talked about and made fun of by other people. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/there-s-a-kind-of-radar-that-you-get-after-years-of-being-talked/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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## Other authors on Okay

## More by Sarah Dessen

> [Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/sometimes-a-question-can-hurt-more-than-an-answer/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“if i were a book i would be so open”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/if-i-were-a-book-i-would-be-so-open/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [Harder to get in than out, like so little else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/harder-to-get-in-than-out-like-so-little-else/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“At times, I found myself questioning his very existence, even though I knew I had, in fact, spotted him, with my own eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/at-times-i-found-myself-questioning-his-very-existence-even-though-i/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [You don't have to say it out loud. I already know why you like me.' 'You do, huh?' 'Yep.' He wrapped his arms around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/you-don-t-have-to-say-it-out-loud-i-already-know-why-you-like-me-you/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/no-relationship-is-perfect-ever-there-are-always-some-ways-you-have/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/when-you-had-to-do-something-you-had-to-do-it-and-eventually-if-you/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [the truth about forever is that it is happening right now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/the-truth-about-forever-is-that-it-is-happening-right-now/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [I jammed my hand in my jacket pocket, bracing myself fo the next hit, and fel something. Something grainy and samll, sticking to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-jammed-my-hand-in-my-jacket-pocket-bracing-myself-fo-the-next-hit/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-had-no-illusions-about-love-anymore-it-came-it-went-it-left/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“But maybe that isn't so bad. You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/but-maybe-that-isn-t-so-bad-you-can-t-love-anyone-that-way-more-than/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe it wasn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/this-was-just-one-night-one-chance-to-vary-and-see-where-it-took-me/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [call it chicken salad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/call-it-chicken-salad/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“For me, however, it was a mix of the two, this constant push and pull. I loved it here. But I'd been in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/for-me-however-it-was-a-mix-of-the-two-this-constant-push-and-pull-i/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-think-whenever-a-writer-is-really-enjoying-themselves-and-liking/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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