It’s Okay to Not be Okay Quotes

It’s Okay to Not be Okay Quotes – the original Netflix series made its debut in June 2020 and brought a hit with its plot and characters. Featuring different thought-provoking themes and a diverse cast, the series had its share of charm. With a total of 16 episodes, the series brought plenty of memorable lines. These are some of the best “It’s okay to not be okay” quotes delivered throughout the series:

Top 10 It’s Okay to Not be Okay Quotes

• “Hurtful, painful memories. Only those with such memories buried in their hearts can become stronger, more passionate, and emotionally flexible. And only those can attain happiness.”
  – Moon Gang-tae, reading from Ko Mun-yeong’s book, ‘The Boy Who Fed on Nightmares’, Episode 1
  
• “Your body is honest. When you’re in physical pain, you cry. But the heart is a liar. It stays quiet even when it’s hurting. Then, when you’re asleep, you finally weep and whimper like a dog.”
  – Moon Sang-tae, Episode 7
  
• “A fairy tale isn’t a hallucinogen that gives us hopes and dreams. It’s a stimulant that makes us face reality.”
  – Ko Mun-Yeong, Episode 3
  
• “Only those who have suffered truly understand suffering.”
  – Dr. Oh Ji-wang, Episode 6
  
• “Adults can’t always be right. We make mistakes until the day we die. You can’t always save people just because you’re a doctor. You’re not Jesus Christ. ‘It’s okay to not be okay”
  – Kang Seon-dook to Dr. Oh Ji-wang, Episode 14
  
• “People are all hypocrites. We all live with a lot of hatred, but we act like that’s not the case.”
  – Go Moon Young, Episode 3
  
• “If you want to make people around you happy, you have to find your own happiness first. Being selfish isn’t always a bad thing. Try to only think about your happiness when things are too stressful. It’s okay to do that.”
  – Nam Ju Ri, Episode 10
  
• “You shouldn’t be embarrassed about being sad.”
  – Moon Sang-tae to Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 13
  
• “The first step is always the hardest. But once you take the first step, things will get easier from then on.”
  – Dr. Oh Ji-wang, Episode 5
  
• “You belong to yourself and I belong to myself”
  – Moon Sang-tae, Episode 16
  

More “It’s Okay to Not be Okay” Quotes

• “Don’t forget any of it. Remember it all and overcome it. If you don’t overcome it, you’ll always be a kid whose soul never grows.”
  – Moon Gang-tae, reading from Ko Mun-yeong’s book, ‘The Boy Who Fed on Nightmares’, Episode 1
  
• “Don’t make the same mistake I did and try to run when you can’t even walk. When you’re tired, get some rest. When you’re sad, go ahead and cry. It’s okay to take a break. Then one day, there will surely come a day when you’ll be able to run again.”
  – Dr. Oh Ji-wang, Episode 7
  
• “Do children have to be useful to their parents?”
  – Moon Sang-tae, Episode 4
  
• “A kiss is a better fight.”
  – Moon Sang-tae to Moon Gang-tae, Episode 13
  
• “When you are talking about people, you should never number them like that. You can cherish and care about people in different ways. Think about the different kinds of yellow. Even the same color can take different names depending on its chroma. The same goes for human emotions like affection. Fondness, hatred, love, friendship, and lust. They are like a rainbow.”
  – Lee Sang-in to Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 10
  
• “Your lies carry a sense of sincerity. It makes me want to believe them.”
  – Ko Mun Yeong, Episode 5
  
• “Your mouth can tell lies but those eyes cannot.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong to Moon Gang-tae, Episode 10
  
• “Trauma should be faced head-on like this instead of trying to soothe it from behind.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong , Episode 2
  
• “I’ve been tied up for way too long, so I forgot how to cut myself free.”
  – Moon Gang-tae referencing lines from Ko-Munyeong’s book ‘The Cheerful Dog’, Episode 7
  
• “Do not be stubborn when things do not work out. You need to learn to try other things.”
  – Moon Sang-tae, Episode 16
  
• “Some things can’t be torn apart no matter how hard you try to do so.”
  – Episode 2
  
• “The fact that you are weak. It is always those who are weak that act all tough. Since you are so weak, you cannot just walk away from weak people. You want to lean on them, and vice versa. That is why weaklings are attracted to each other like magnets. So you had better stick together. You weakling should join forces and stick together. Then you guys will become invincible.”
  – Jo Jae-soo to Moon Gang-tae, Episode 14
  
• “The one who neglects and turns a blind eye to the abuse is worse than the abuser.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong , Episode 13
  
• “Don’t let the past trap you. You can never go out once you are trapped in the past because you cannot even see the door.”
  – Gan Pil-ong to Moon Sang-tae, Episode 12
  
• “I don’t want to look normal… Because it’s normal”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 9
  

Even More Memorable Lines from the Drama

• “If you cannot erase it, you just need to cover it with something better.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 16
  
• “If you want to be fashionable, you must be uncomfortable and stubborn”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 7
  
• “It’s ok to be different”
  – Moon Gang-tae, Episode 6
  
• “Is being different something to be afraid of?… Do you have to live alone in a castle when you’re different”
  – Moon Sang-tae, Episode 6
  
• “I am done with being someone who is needed by others.”
  – Moon Gang-tae, Episode 10
  
• “I thought I was on the run because of my brother, the butterflies and all. I thought we were being chased by something that doesn’t even exist. But today, for the first time, I suddenly thought maybe I was just running away because I wanted to. You see, when life is unbearably hard the easiest way out is to run.”
  – Moon Gang-tae, Episode 2
  
• “I think that’s why we’re meant to be. You’re patient and I’m volatile. Like a bomb and its safety pin, we go hand in hand. We’re meant to be together.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 8
  
• “Do you know the story called King Donkey Ears? If you keep a secret to yourself, you end up getting frustrated. You need to tell someone in order to relieve your stress.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 9
  
• “Don’t look up at the stars on the beautiful night sky. Look down at your feet that are stuck in a filthy sewer. The moment you realize that and accept your reality, everybody be happy.”
  – Ko Mun-yeong, Episode 3
  
• “You see, a happy ending is what matters most.”
  – Moon Gang-tae, Episode 13

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