Top 500 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “I am a bad person trying very hard to be a good person.”

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2. “It’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it.”

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3. “Realize this is your only life and if you don’t make it count you’re a loser.”

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4. “Andrew flicked his pack of cigarettes at Neil. “Give me one good reason to not push you off the side.” Neil shook a stick out and lit it. “I’d drag you with me. It’s a long way down.”

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5. “You gave me a key and called it home.”

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6. “Is your learning curve a horizontal line?”

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7. “You don’t even who know I am.” “The hell I don’t,” Wymack said. “You’re Neil Josten, nineteen year-old recruit from Millport, Arizona. Born March 31st, five-foot-three, right-handed, stick size three. Starting striker for my Foxes and most improved freshman striker in NCAA Class I Exy. “No,” Wymack said, getting louder when Neil started to interrupt. “Look me in the eye and tell me if you think I care who you used to be. Hm?”

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8. “This is your moment. Seize it with everything you’ve got. Pull out all the stops and lay it all on the line. Fight because you don’t know how to die quietly. Win because you don’t know how to lose.”

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9. “Truth is irrefutable and untainted by bias. Sunrise, Abram, death: these are truths.”

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10. “Such an unexpected will to survive from someone who has nothing to live for.”

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11. “You’re hopeless,” Nicky said. “If you want to go, go. You’ve done more than enough for us this semester, Neil. At some point you’ve got to think about yourself. Watch,” he said when Neil shook his head. “I’m going to go tell the others, and they’ll all tell you to go home. You’ll see.”

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12. “Andrew made the mistake of turning his face away at one point, so Neil chased water down the side of Andrew’s neck. Andrew’s fingers clenched convulsively on Neil’s sides as a shudder wracked Andrew’s frame. Andrew tried to recover with a ground-out, “Your neck fetish is not attractive.” “You like it,” Neil said, unapologetic. “I like that you like it.” He.”

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13. “Everything about Andrew was hot, from the hands holding him down to the mouth steadily taking Neil apart. Neil finally understood why his mother thought this was so dangerous.”

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14. “It sounded like a dream; it tasted like damnation.”

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15. “Neil feigned confusion as he got to his feet. “Am I bothering you?” “Beyond the telling.” “Interesting,” Neil said. “Last week you said nothing gets under your skin.” Andrew.”

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16. “Don’t look back, don’t slow down, and don’t trust anyone. Be anyone but himself, and never be anyone for too long.”

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17. “We are children of a dying god and foot soldiers in a war we didn’t ask for.”

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18. “We’re your friends. We deserve better than that.” “If you always got what you deserved, you wouldn’t be a Fox.”

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19. “That had to be enough. He traced the outline of a key into his bloody, burnt palm with a shaky finger, closed his eyes, and wished Neil Josten goodbye.”

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20. “I’m not a math problem.” “But I’ll still solve you.”

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21. “He silently counted to ten in French and Spanish.”

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22. “We’re all going to die,” Kevin said at last.”

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23. “Thank you,” he finally said. He couldn’t say he meant thanks for all of it: the keys, the trust, the honesty and the kisses. Hopefully Andrew would figure it out eventually. “You were amazing.”

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24. “It’s about family. Not necessarily the one we were born with, but the one we choose. This one. The people we trust to be part of our lives. The people we care about.”

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25. “Can I really be Neil again?” “I told Neil to stay,” Andrew said. “Leave Nathaniel buried in Baltimore with his father.”

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26. “Andrew said nothing for a while, then, “You’re more a raccoon than a fox.” Neil stared. “What?” “A raccoon,” Andrew said, and mimed holding a ball in front of his face. “Exy is the shiny object of your sad little world. You know you’re being hunted and you know the hounds are closing in, but you won’t let go to save yourself. You once told me you don’t understand why a person would actively try to die, but here you are. I guess that was another lie.”

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27. “Looks like you’ve managed to completely embarrass yourself in both languages.”

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28. “I didn’t sign it,” Neil said, looking up from his hands. He lifted his fingers to his face. He couldn’t feel his tatoo, but he’d seen Kevin’s often enough that he knew exactly where it was. “He gave me a contract but I wouldn’t sign it. He couldn’t make me. This doesn’t mean anything. I’m still a Fox.”

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29. “When you know what someone wants, it’s easy to manipulate them.”

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30. “Andrew put a hand to his forehead dramatically. “I think I’m coming down with something. Cough, cough. Best I leave before I infect your team. There’s so few of them left. You can’t stand to lose anyone else.”

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31. “Fight because you don’t know how to die quietly. Win because you don’t know how to lose. This king’s ruled long enough – it’s time to tear his castle down.”

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32. “Andrew doesn’t believe in regret; he says regret is grounded in shame and guilt, neither of which serves any real purpose. That being said, I tried taking you off his hands at one point.” When Neil looked at her in surprise, Renee affected an innocent look that for once was not entirely convincing. “Andrew refused on the grounds he wouldn’t wish you on anyone except a mortician.”

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33. “The only one I’m interested in is you.”

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34. “Welcome to the Foxhole Court.”

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35. “It’s always been ‘go’. It’s always been ‘lie’ and ‘hide’ and ‘disappear’. I’ve never belonged anywhere or had the right to call anything my own. But Coach gave me keys to the court, and you told me to stay. You gave me a key and called it home. I haven’t had a home since my parents died.”

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36. “It’s Kevin Day.”

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37. “The memories made him weak with grief and loss, but they made him stronger, too. He’d come to the Foxhole Court every inch a lie, but his friends made him into someone real.”

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38. “It had been nine months since Riko Moriyama and Kevin Day stood in the same room together, nine months since Riko destroyed Kevin’s hand, and now they were reunited on live television. The audience cheered their hearts out, delighted by Kathy’s surprise, but they weren’t quite loud enough to drown out Kevin’s soft voice at Neil’s side. The words sounded like a desperate prayer.”

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39. “Do us a favor,” Andrew said. “Let’s no one talk for a while.”

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40. “He’d let Riko take him apart time and time again because it was the only way to survive, because bending should have kept him from breaking, but Neil didn’t know if he could pull himself back together one more time. He wasn’t strong enough for this. He never had been. His mother had held him up but she was gone now.”

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41. “That’s a first,” Neil said. “Do I get a prize for shutting you up?” “A quick death,” Andrew said. “I’ve already decided where to hide your body.” “Six feet under?” Neil guessed. “Stop talking,” Andrew said, and kissed him.”

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42. “He ran until he couldn’t breathe, but he never stopped hurting.”

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43. “This is my reassured face,” Neil said, pointing up at his blank expression.”

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44. “You hate me, remember?” “Every inch of you,” Andrew said. “That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you.” The world tilted a little bit sideways. Neil dug his shoes harder into the floor so he wouldn’t fall over. “You like me.”

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45. “Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.”

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46. “His smile was small and fierce as he leaned forward into Neil’s space. “Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.” Neil.”

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47. “I need you to let me go.”

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48. “Being raised as a superstar must be really, really difficult for you. Always a commodity, never a human being, not a single person in your family thinking you’re worth a damn off the court – yeah, sounds rough. Kevin and I talk about your intricate and endless daddy issues all the time.” “Neil,” Kevin said, low and frantic.”

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49. “Ah, you are right. That must be it. What was your name again? Alex? Stefan? Chris?”

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50. “Kevin dragged his stare back to Wymack’s face and said, “and my father comes to all of my games. That is enough.” On.”

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