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title: "6 Permission Slip Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone's potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherri-shepherd/write-yourself-a-permission-slip-to-be-surprised-by-someone-s/)

[Sherri Shepherd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherri-shepherd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/sherri-shepherd-8502_day_write-yourself-a-permission-slip-to-be-s_252537.jpg)

> [I've learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynonna-judd/i-ve-learned-lately-that-no-one-is-going-to-hand-me-a-permission-slip/)

[Wynonna Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynonna-judd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/wynonna-judd-14499_hands_i-ve-learned-lately-that-no-one-is-going_764594.png)

> [“The rest of it - and perhaps the best of it - is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/the-rest-of-it-and-perhaps-the-best-of-it-is-a-permission-slip-you/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/stephen-king-13_permission_the-rest-of-it-and-perhaps-the-best-of-i_799765.jpg)

> [Some of this book—perhaps too much—has been about how I learned to do it. Much of it has been about how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/some-of-this-book-perhaps-too-much-has-been-about-how-i-learned-to-do/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/stephen-king-13_art_some-of-this-book-perhaps-too-much-has-b_832450.jpg)

> [ “Not only was \[her dog\] a good companion, he was also like a permission slip to be more present in the world.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-lochen/not-only-was-her-dog-a-good-companion-he-was-also-like-a-permission/)

[Andrea Lochen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-lochen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/andrea-lochen-35067_dog_not-only-was-her-dog-a-good-companion-he_1565842.jpg)

> [I've been waiting for someone to sign the permission slip for me to write about sex. In the meantime, I've written about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-wolitzer/i-ve-been-waiting-for-someone-to-sign-the-permission-slip-for-me-to/)

[Meg Wolitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-wolitzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/meg-wolitzer-2224_book_i-ve-been-waiting-for-someone-to-sign-th_2025997.jpg)

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