Okay Quotes - Page 19

• You think it's okay that we're eating Rudolph?" "Dude," Percy said, "I could eat Prancer and Blitzen, too. I'm HUNGRY.

  Rick Riordan

  Thinking, Rudolph, Eating

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• Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you do me the honor of being my date for Homecoming Dance?The prospect of not being able to hold you in my arms all night is heartbreaking." Mirand sighed from across the table. "Okay,that was beautiful.Why didn't you ask me like that?"she asked Wyatt. Wyatt shot Leif an annoyed frown. "Thanks,buddy.Next time you decide to break out your romantic side,could you do it alone?

  Abbi Glines

  Beautiful, Night, Annoyed

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• If you're sloppy, that's just fine. If you're moody, I won't mind. If you're fat, that's fine with me. If you're skinny, let it be. If you're bossy, that's all right. if you're nasty, I won't fight. If you're rough, well that's just you. If you're mean, that's all right too. Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway.

  Shel Silverstein

  Mean, Fighting, Mind

  Shel Silverstein, “Don't Change On My Account”

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• Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something." "Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?" I cringe and say, "Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?"... "Maybe you were cut out for Candor," he says, "because you're a terrible liar.

  Veronica Roth

  Liars, Heart, Cutting

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• It'll be okay, I promise. No matter what I see or feel. You'll still be Logan and I'll still be your Gypsy girl.

  Jennifer Estep

  Girl, Promise, Matter

  Jennifer Estep (2011). “Kiss of Frost”, p.251, Kensington Books

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• Then they have the audacity to go shopping and pick out their own gifts. I want to know who the first person was who said this was okay. After spending all that money on a bachelorette weekend, a shower, and often a flight across the country, they expect you to go to Williams Sonoma or Pottery Barn and do research? Then they send you a thank-you note applauding you for such a thoughtful gift. They're the one who picked it out!

  Chelsea Handler

  Country, Weekend, Thoughtful

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• Okay, you drive," she said. "I'll sit with m head hanging out of the window like a golden retriever.

  Kim Harrison

  Golden Retrievers, Window, Said

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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 I don't want to offend anyone. But I'm going to be honest. I think you've been going about this all wrong." "I'm offended," Dave told her flatly.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Looks, Fifteen

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.137, Penguin

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• I'm a grenade and at some point I'm going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?

  John Green

  Real, Blow, Faults

  John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.72, Penguin UK

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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 too bad," I said. "It's okay, though," she assured me. "Someday I'll show you an extraordinary boy, Macy. They do exist. You just have to believe me." "Don't worry," I said. "I do.

  Sarah Dessen

  Believe, Boys, Men

  Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.131, Penguin

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• It's okay to cry as long as you're faking it.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Long, Cry, Faking It

  Chuck Palahniuk (2001). “Choke: A Novel”, Anchor Books

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• She smiled. "I need your opinion," she said. "What do you think about something sleeveless for this weekend? With a cinched waist and a medium train?" I brought my hand to my chin and considered this. "Sounds okay," I said. "But I think I'd look better in a tuxedo.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Weekend, Thinking, Hands

  Nicholas Sparks (2003). “The Wedding”, p.121, Hachette UK

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• Spilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. It’s not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You can’t tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friend’s well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?

  Ellen Hopkins

  Fall, Cat, Eye

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• Sometimes things don't end okay.

  Rick Riordan

  Sometimes, Ends

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• And okay, fair enough, but there is this unwritten contract between author and reader and I think not ending your book kind of violates that contract.

  John Green

  Book, Thinking, Kind

  John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.45, Penguin

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• I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.

  John Green

  People, Would Be, Force

  John Green (2013). “The John Green Collection”, p.755, Penguin

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• We're all afraid of the same stuff. Mostly we're afraid that we're secretly not okay, that we're disgusting, or frauds, or about to be diagnosed with cancer. ... We want to teach you how to quiet the yammer ... how you can create comfort, inside and outside, how you can get warm, how you can feed yourself. And even learn to get through silence. ... There is a wilderness inside you, and a banquet. Both. [p. 253]

  Anne Lamott

  Cancer, Silence, Comfort

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• I love you. Okay? Want it louder? I LOVE YOU. Spell it out, should I? I ell-oh-vee-ee why-oh-you. Want it backward? You love I.

  William Goldman

  Love You, Want, Ells

  William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride”, p.47, A&C Black

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• It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.

  Sarah Dessen

  People, Weak, Accepting

  Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.230, Penguin

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• Tears are okay [Morrie Schwartz]

  Mitch Albom

  Tears, Morrie

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• Before I tell you, I have to know three things," I said. "Okay." "One, are you sitting down?" "Yes." "Two, are you mentally stable?" "More than you'll ever be." Well, that was uncalled for. "And three, how do you spell schizophrenia?" "What does that have to do with anything?" "Nothing. I just wanted to see if you'd tell me.

  Darynda Jones

  Two, Sitting Down, Doe

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.46, St. Martin's Press

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• I know, I say, after he says, This is hard, for the third time. This is what happens when you have a TRM, I tell him. You make a mess. It's okay. You just have to try harder next time. I am trying hard, Dad says. I know. You get a sticker. Thank you. Okay. You get another sticker for being polite.

  Kathryn Erskine

  Dad, Trying, Next

  Kathryn Erskine (2010). “Mockingbird”, p.84, Penguin

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• Okay. Look, why don't you take care of the half a million things you've been letting dangle in Roarke's Empire of Everything?" "Catchy title. I may use it one day.

  Nora Roberts

  One Day, Titles, Looks

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• You said we've got a new page. I figure I've got some say in what gets written on it. So I'm going to work on you. Last time around, you threw yourself at me.” “I did no such thing.” “Sure you did. But I can see I've got my work cut out for me this time. That's okay.” He skimmed his thumb over her knuckles before she jerked her hand free. “In fact, I think I'm going to enjoy it.” “I don't know why I waste my time trying to mend fences with you. You're as arrogant as you ever were.” “Just the way you like me, sweetheart.

  Nora Roberts

  Cutting, Thinking, Hands

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• Maybe he sees it on my face, that fraction of a second when I let my guard down, because in that moment his expression softens and his eyes go bright as flame and even though I barely see him move, suddenly he has closed the space between us and he’s wrapping his warm hands over my shoulders—fingers so warm and strong I almost cry out—and saying, “Lena. I like you, okay? That’s it. That’s all. I like you.” His voice is so low and hypnotic it reminds me of a song. I think of predators dropping silently from trees: I think of enormous cats with glowing amber eyes, just like his.

  Lauren Oliver

  Song, I Like You, Strong

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