Top 450 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “There has to be a better way.” “You could occasionally grow a spine,” Andrew suggested. “I know it’s a difficult concept for someone whose kneejerk reaction is to run away at the first sign of trouble, but try it sometime. You might actually like it.” “What I’d like is to put this phone through your teeth.” “See, that’s more interesting.” “I’m not here for your entertainment,” Neil said.”

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

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104. “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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105. “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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106. “I can take care of myself,” Neil said. “Watch me beam with pride. It’s not your job to take care of yourself anymore. It’s your job to play, and mine and Abby’s job to look after you. Get your priorities straight.”

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107. “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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108. “He’d heard every threat in the book, but never from a man who smiled as bright as Andrew did. Apathy, anger, madness, boredom; these motivators Neil knew and understood. But Andrew was grinning like he didn’t have a knife point where it’d slip perfectly between Nicky’s ribs, and it wasn’t because he was joking.”

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109. “That sounds like an accusation, but I didn’t lie to you.” “Omission is the easiest way to lie,” Neil said. “You could have corrected me.”

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110. “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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111. “Neil Josten,” he mouthed. “Number ten, starting striker, Foxhole Court.”

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112. “Get away from us,” Andrew said.”

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113. “All eyes are on you. It’s time to show them what you’re made of. There’s no room for doubt, no room for second guesses, no room for error. This is your night. This is your game. 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. This king’s ruled long enough – it’s time to tear his castle down.”

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

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115. “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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116. “Seriously, how are you not bored of your hand by now?”

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117. “Don’t make me hurt you,” Andrew said. “I don’t want blood in my ice cream.”

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118. “Whenever Andrew crossed the room, Neil’s gaze followed. Every time Neil took his keys out of his pocket and saw the newest addition to his set he remembered Andrew’s kiss. He looked at Matt and Nicky to see if he saw them any differently, but nothing had changed. Neil didn’t know what that meant, but he knew this still wasn’t the time to figure it out.”

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119. “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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120. “It’s about second chances, Neil. Second, third, fourth, whatever, as long as you get at least one more than what anyone else wanted to give you.”

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

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122. “University, he said quietly. It sounded like a dream; it tasted like damnation.”

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123. “We found out the ERC was going to cut us from the Class I ranks if we didn’t stop losing. Coach asked Andrew for a miracle, and Andrew gave us one. He made Coach come up with a number between one and five, and that’s how many points he let the other team get before he shut them out. It was probably the most badass thing I’ve ever seen.”

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124. “He was their family. They were his. They were worth every cut and bruise and scream.”

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125. “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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126. “I am not a dog. I’m a Fox.”

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127. “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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128. “Whether Neil left today or tomorrow or next week, he’d leave alone. Two, five, ten years from now, if Neil was even still alive, he’d still be alone. He could be anyone, anywhere in the world, but he’d be alone until the day he died. He’d never trust anyone enough to let them in.”

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129. “He remembered Andrew’s hand over his mouth in Exites as he backed out of their conversation. He thought of Andrew yielding to his prodding and holding him up when Neil needed him most. Andrew had called him interesting and dangerous and had given him keys to his house and car. He’d trusted Neil with Kevin because Kevin was important to both of them and he knew Neil wouldn’t let him down.”

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

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131. “I don’t believe you,” Neil said. “I can’t prove it, but I know I’m right.”

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132. “We are all very busy. It is difficult to keep in touch.” “Well then.” Kathy recovered with a bright smile. “Have I got a treat for you!”

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133. “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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134. “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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135. “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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136. “The University of Texas stadium was comparable to the Foxhole Court in size. The Longhorns and Foxes shared the same team colors, too, so the packed rafters looked familiar and comforting. Neil just had to ignore the crowd’s challenging roar as they noticed the Foxes in their midst.”

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137. “For the first time Neil appreciated Andrew’s apathy. In a stadium gone mad and with too much on the line tonight, Neil finally saw Andrew as the crucial eye of the storm. Because Andrew refused to get caught up in this, he was the only person on the court with a cool head.”

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138. “Andrew watched the phone bounce off the couch and skitter across the carpet. It was a toss-up whether or not he’d ask. Neil kissed his neck, hoping to distract him, and was rewarded with a startled jolt. That was enough reason to do it again. Andrew pushed his face away, but they were standing too close together for Neil to miss the way he shivered.”

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139. “Neil watched the door close behind him, then sent a questioning look at Matt. Matt was studying him with a curious intensity. “Why are you so special?” Matt asked. “I’m not,” Neil said, confused. “Andrew doesn’t give ground to anybody. Why does he keep saying yes to you?” “He’s high,” Neil said, twirling a finger near his temple. “He thinks it’s funny.” Matt eyed him a bit longer, then shook his head and relaxed against the back of the couch again.”

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140. “Nicky closed his eyes and sucked in a deep, unsteady breath. “What have I done?”

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141. “Nathaniel, it has been so long.”

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142. “God damn it, Minyard. This is why we can’t have nice things.”

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143. “It went against everything Neil knew to give in, but he’d chosen this path. He’d chosen Andrew.”

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144. “You look drugged within an inch of your life,” Neil said, “and when you’re not medicated you’re drinking and dusting. When they finally take your medicine away, who are you going to hurt, really?” Andrew laughed. “I’m remembering why I don’t like you.” “I’m surprised you forgot.” “I didn’t,” Andrew said. “I just got distracted for a moment there.”

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145. “Neil watched Kevin wilt beneath the weight of his brother’s – no, owner’s – fury and kissed his survival instincts goodbye. He grabbed Riko’s shirt and hauled him back.”

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146. “By then the referees were on court, and Nicky blew them a kiss when he was handed his red card.”

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147. “Tonight Neil was in perfect form, and he was mad as hell at the Ravens for hurting his Foxes.”

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148. “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.”

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149. “Trying to remember fear, or trying to remember how to feel anything at all?”

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150. “Do your teammates still think you’re the quiet one?” Andrew asked.”

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