Not Okay Quotes

“Look, sometimes it’s OK with girls like this, they wanna have fun, and sometimes it’s not because they've got a broken wing and they’re hurt and they’re an easy target. In this case, this particular case, I think that wing is being fixed, my friend, and you gotta make sure that it’s mended and you’re getting in the way of that right now, okay, because she’s sensitive and she’s smart, she’s artistic. This is a great girl, you gotta be respectful to that. Come on, let me walk you to your car, you’re a better guy than this.”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

“I used to be fine in my loneliness
but something
or someone
snapped me out of it
and showed me company. What it’s like to feel at home,
and so the going on by myself part wasn’t as easy anymore.
Seasons happened and things got colder and harder and suddenly I found myself smoking circles in the air
by myself in the snow
and I was not okay.”
― Charlotte Eriksson

“Trying again is okay. Trying again and again and again is okay. It's sort of an infinite thing because the alternative is failure, and that's not okay.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“Seasons happened and things got colder and harder and suddenly I found myself smoking circles in the air
by myself in the snow
and I was not okay.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, You're Doing Just Fine

“Nothing was okay. And he was far from home.”
― Traci Chee, The Speaker

“A mirror doesn't give a man a true reflection of who he is. It doesn't show him what's on the inside. It doesn't show him the things he covers up with a smile whilst standing in front of it, telling himself he's okay. Death will. His true form will stand before him, stretched out forming the thickest, darkest truths he's ever seen.

I don't want to be there when I die. Death. Although it comes once, it lasts forever.”
― Arti Manani, Seven Sins

“IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY.
It's also okay to ask for help when you need it.”
― Mykisha Mac

“It's okay to fall apart - those who never fall apart, never fly afar.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Are you okay?” someone asked.
“I’m fine,” I snapped, turning to face Jayden Griffin.
“I have to admit, you’re getting better at lying, Tess Embers,” he said quietly. “However, I know you’re not okay.”
― Maya Bode, Tess Embers

“Neither of them gave a second glance to the plush bedrooms, and they walked past the furry room without slowing their steps. When they passed the nursery, which was in use but had the door wide open, Donavan stopped dead in his tracks, then took a couple steps back.

An amused smile played at Seth’s mouth as he watched the horrified expression on Donavan’s face grow. Seth wasn’t amused because of the shock factor. He had no issues with what two consenting adults chose to do. He was just happy as hell Donavan wasn’t turned on by the sight before him. Diapers and midnight feedings had never been a part of Seth’s life, nor did he want them to be. He was perfectly happy handing all babies over to their owners.

Donavan finally turned away and stepped back up next to Seth. “We shall never talk about what I just saw ever again. Hell, I don’t ever want to think about it.”

Seth laid his hand against the small of Donavan’s back. “Let’s go find something that will take your mind off it, shall we?”

“Yes, please.” The urgency in Donavan’s voice caused Seth to chuckle quietly.”
― S.J.D. Peterson, Override

“I am not okay.
I am not okay.
I am not okay.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“In a few hours, I'd be married. I'd have my happy ending, whether I deserved it or not. But this land, these people- they would have their happy ending, too. The first few steps toward healing. Toward peace. And then things would be fine.

Then I'd be fine.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Am I okay? No, I am definitely not okay. My best friend is being arrested for something she didn't do. I tried to rescue her and failed. My cheap rental apartment flooded, a naked man was mostly dead, I got fired, and now I have to live at home and work with Cristian, whose only goal in life is to get every woman he meets into bed. My parents are desperate to marry me off, and now I'll be a sitting duck for a parade of losers who can't find a woman on their own. I eat too much candy and I need to exercise more. I'm wet and cold and on the verge of bankruptcy and a stranger just dragged me into the bushes to do God knows what with me.”
― Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist