Top 450 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “You were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs.”

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52. “Make them love you, make them hate you, I don’t care. Just make them look at you.”

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53. “Congratulations are in order, I suppose! Since I have none to give, I will tell the others to respond appropriately.”

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54. “Did you have any plans to do anything?” Matt finally thought to ask Neil. “Besides the obvious, I mean.” Neil wasn’t sure if Matt meant Exy or Andrew.”

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55. “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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56. “I won’t be like them,” Neil said. “I won’t let you let me be.” “One hundred and one,” Andrew said, “going on one hundred and two.” “You’re a terrible liar,” Neil said, and Andrew kissed him into silence.”

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57. “Betsy Dobson was the last to walk in. Andrew hadn’t saved a ticket for her, so Neil assumed Wymack and Abby had invited her. Andrew didn’t seem at all surprised to see her but went to her as soon as she was settled.”

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58. “But Neil Josten was a Fox. Andrew called his home; Nicky called him family. Neil wasn’t going to lose any of it.”

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59. “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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60. “He taught me to believe in myself. He showed me how to balance my faith and my sexuality, and he made me okay again. I know it sounds dramatic, but he saved my life.”

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61. “And I am nothing... And as you’ve always said, you want nothing.”

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62. “Neil waited, but Andrew didn’t let go. With so many people watching them Neil couldn’t lift his shirt. He did the next best thing and dragged one of Andrew’s hands under the hem. He pressed Andrew’s palm to the ugly scarring across his abdomen.”

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63. “He was something solid to lean against, something violent and fierce and unmoving. Neil couldn’t remember what it felt like to have someone hold him up. It was terrifying and liberating all at once. His life was out of his control now; he was giving it to Andrew and hoping Andrew would keep it safe.”

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64. “You aren’t going anywhere. You’re staying here.”

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65. “So are you completely off-limits or are there any safe zones?” “What are you hoping for, coordinates?” “I’m hoping to know where the lines are before I cross them,” Neil said, “but I’m open to drawing a map on you if you want to loan me a marker. That’s not a bad idea.”

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66. “Andrew Minyard didn’t look like much in person, blonde and five feet even, but Neil knew better. Andrew was the Foxes’ freshman goalkeeper and their deadliest investment.”

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67. “I want – I know I shouldn’t stay, but I can’t – I don’t want to lose this. I don’t want to lose any of you. I don’t want to be Nathaniel anymore. I want to be Neil for as long as I can.” “Good,” Wymack said. “I’d have a hell of a time fitting ‘Wesninski’ on a jersey.” Browning.”

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68. “Your lack of survival instincts is supremely distressing,” Riko said. “Take that look off your face before I carve it off.” Neil hadn’t realized he was smiling too, a cruel look he’d inherited from his father. Neil lowered his cup so Riko could get a better look at it. “I would love to see you try. You think I’m afraid of your knife? I’m the Butcher’s son.”

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69. “I’m pretty sure the majority of them are clinically insane.”

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70. “She was breathing, but she was lifeless, a marionette whose strings had been cut. Neil.”

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71. “Yes or no?” Andrew asked. “Yes,” Neil said.”

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72. “For the first time in months he could finally breathe again. It was such a relief it was frightening; Neil hadn’t meant to lean on Andrew so much.”

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73. “Getting out took some serious wiggling since it wasn’t quite big enough for him, but desperation was a valuable lubricant.”

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74. “You have a problem,” Andrew said, “wherein you only invest your time and energy into worthless pursuits.” “This,” Neil flicked his finger to indicate the two of them, “isn’t worthless.” “There is no ‘this’. This is nothing.” “And I am nothing,” Neil prompted. When Andrew gestured confirmation, Neil said, “And as you’ve always said, you want nothing.”

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75. “If Neil hadn’t known Andrew spent the last year and a half fiercely protective and territorial of Kevin, he’d think they were strangers.”

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76. “I’m not alone enough to get lost.”

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77. “It’s not really about the food. It’s about family. Not necessarily the one we were born with, but the one we chose. This one,” Nicky emphasized, gesturing between them. “The people we trust to be part of our lives. The people we care about.”

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78. “Get away from us,” Andrew said.”

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79. “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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80. “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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81. “In Japanese, ‘four’ and ‘death’ sound the same. It is appropriate that the Butcher’s son should wear this number.”

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82. “One day I want you to look up ‘insensitivity’ in the dictionary,” Matt said, annoyed. “I’m sure it’ll do your ego wonders to see your picture printed there beside it.”

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83. “It’s Kevin Day.”

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84. “Face the facts. Your pet is and always will be dead weight. It’s time to – ” “What?” Andrew turned a wide-eyed look on Kevin. “You have a pet and you never told us? Where do you keep it, Kevin?”

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85. “It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you.”

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86. “You just cost him something he didn’t want to lose.”

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87. “Andrew kissed him like this was a fight with their lives on the line, like his world stopped and started with Neil’s mouth.”

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88. “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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89. “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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90. “Riko will have a few minutes of your time later,” Jean said. “I suggest you speak with him if you do not want everyone to know you are the Butcher’s son.”

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91. “I certainly don’t pity you. Why should I? You’re all fire. A tiny loss like this can’t put such a great flame out, right? You and I are the same that way, I think. We don’t sit well with being told no.”

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92. “You are a Fox. You are always going to be nothing.”

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93. “You waited for us,” Andrew said with feigned surprise. “A liar who practices occasional honesty. Clever. Keeps people guessing. Very effective. I would know. I do it myself, you see. Come on, then. After you.”

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94. “What would you give me?” Neil asked. “Don’t ask questions you already know the answer to.”

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95. “I’m not a hallucination.”

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96. “And you, Neil? Are you all right?” “I’m fine,” Neil said, and Renee didn’t push it.”

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97. “Then they don’t want to play that game anymore, and they skip straight to the elimination round. Did you know I’ve never been skiing? I’d like to try it one day, though.”

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98. “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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99. “When I’m playing, I feel like I have control over something. I feel like I have the power to change things. I feel more real out there than I do anywhere else. The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I come from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist.”

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100. “Neil’s grief was a knife spinning circles in his stomach, tearing him to shreds from the inside out until he could barely breathe.”

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