Top 450 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “I need a yes or no. If we can talk Aaron and Andrew into doing joint sessions with you, can you fix them?”

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152. “But mostly he thought about them as the people he’d spent the evening with, the people he was getting to know almost against his will. They’d never be perfect, but they were going to be all right. They’d come to the Foxhole Court as fractured messes but they were fixing each other one semester at a time.”

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153. “Why?” Neil asked. “Why would you help me?” “Ask me later,” Andrew said. He tapped bloody fingers to his mouth and grinned at Neil around them. “It’s better if this isn’t in the way, don’t you think?”

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154. “This was why Wymack’s contract, Kevin’s lofty ambitions, and Andrew’s words meant nothing in the end. It didn’t matter what they offered or promised him. Neil wasn’t like them. He was nothing and no one, and he always would be.”

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155. “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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156. “Did you think I made the team the way it is because I thought it would be a good publicity stunt? 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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157. “Renee spoke. “Thank you,” she said, “for reaching him when I couldn’t.” Neil glanced at her. “He asked you to protect them?” Renee nodded. “Kevin told Andrew the truth about the Moriyamas first. Andrew knew letting Kevin stay could mean serious consequences for the rest of us. He was willing to protect his own against the backlash, but he didn’t care enough to fight for the rest of us. He gave them to me instead.”

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158. “Oh, Coach.” Andrew tossed his hands up in a helpless shrug. “You can’t even imagine how much fun we are having right now. It’s overwhelming. Give us a minute to catch our breaths before our hearts explode in our chest.”

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159. “They will ruin you as surely as they ruined themselves.” My smile threatens to tear my face in two. “There is nothing left to ruin.”

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

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161. “This is about you. This is about everything it took you to get to this point, everything it cost you, and everyone who laughed when you dared to dream of something big and bright. You’re here tonight because you refused to give up and refused to give in. You’re here where they all said you’d never be, and no one can say you haven’t earned the right to play this game.”

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162. “Here’s some honesty,” Neil said. “I don’t like you, and I don’t trust you.” “It’s mutual,” Andrew said. “That doesn’t change anything.”

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163. “We’re okay,” he said to the empty hall. “We’re going to be okay.” The Foxes would be okay, at least, and that was more than enough.”

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164. “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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165. “It sounded twisted and wrong in this suffocating space, but Neil couldn’t stop.”

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166. “If a bone isn’t healing straight, you have no choice but to break it. They’ll be fine.”

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

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

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169. “Keys meant Neil had explicit permission to be here and do what he liked. They meant he belonged.”

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170. “Neil, Wymack called him, even when he looked like this, even with his father’s face and his father’s eyes and the Moriyamas’ number on his face. Neil, Wymack called him, and more than anything Neil wanted it to be true.”

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171. “Let’s see the man who replaced Riko Moriyama at Kevin’s side. Introducing Neil Josten, the newest Palmetto Fox!”

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172. “Why does Roland think you’re tying me down?”

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173. “I hate you,” Andrew said, but it was hard to believe him when he sounded so bored by the concept. Andrew took a swig from the bottle and swiped his mouth clean with a thumb. The look he slanted Neil was both unimpressed and unconcerned. “Ninety percent of the time the very sight of you makes me want to commit murder. I think about carving the skin from your body and hanging it out as a warning to every other fool who thinks he can stand in my way.” “What about the other ten?” Neil asked. Andrew.”

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174. “Sometimes I think this job is going to kill me,” Abby said. “Seeing what people have done, what people continue to do, to my Foxes. I wish I could protect you, but I’m always too late. All I can do is patch you up afterward and hope for the best. I’m sorry, Neil. We should have been there for you.”

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175. “Liar. But that’s what makes you interesting. It’s also what makes you dangerous. I should know better by now. Maybe I’m not as smart as I thought I was. Should I be disappointed or amused?”

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176. “Running wasn’t easy, but it was easier than trusting Andrew. But Neil remembered the weight of a key in his palm, its metal soaked through with another person’s body heat. He remembered Andrew’s promise to see this year through with him.”

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177. “I am not a dog. I’m a Fox.”

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178. “Your parents are dead, you are not fine, and nothing is going to be okay. This is not news to you. But from now until May you are still Neil Josten and I am still the man who said he would keep you alive.”

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179. “People talked about his trial and how it saved them from Andrew. No one said what they were doing to save Andrew from himself.”

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180. “Kevin was more demanding of himself than he was of anyone around him. He set his standards impossibly high and tried for them with everything he had, and he didn’t understand why others wouldn’t do the same.”

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181. “Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable but inevitable. Kissing one of them was unthinkable and went against everything he knew.”

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182. “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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183. “Jean turned on Kevin and spoke in quick, furious French. “What the hell is this?” “His antagonism is a personality flaw we’re learning to live with,” Kevin said.”

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184. “Light glinted off a bright yellow racquet as the stranger took a swing, and Neil was going too fast to stop. Wood slammed into his gut hard enough to crush his lungs into his spine. He didn’t remember falling, but suddenly he was on his hands and knees, scrabbling ineffectually at the floor as he tried to breathe. He’d puke if he could only manage that first gasp, but his body refused to cooperate.”

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185. “Neil or Nathaniel or whoever,” Nicky said. “He’s ours, and we’re not letting him go. You want us to vote on it or something? Bet you it’ll be unanimous.”

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

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188. “Renee rarely said anything on their walks anymore, too intent on what was happening on her phone. The occasional unhappy twitch at the corner of her mouth said her text conversations with Jean weren’t going well.”

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189. “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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190. “I have a bit of an attitude problem.”

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191. “Andrew was watching him, still perched on the edge like he had a death wish. Neil wasn’t sure why he did it, but he plucked Andrew’s cigarette off the sidewalk and stuck it between his lips. He tipped his head to meet Andrew’s unwavering gaze and tapped two fingers to his temple in Andrew’s mocking salute.”

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192. “He ended up in the dead center of the room, with Andrew on one side of him and Matt on the other. His thoughts should have kept him up all night, but with his friends this close Neil couldn’t worry about anything. Neil studied Andrew’s face until he couldn’t keep his eyes open anymore. He dreamed of facing his father on an Exy court, and in his dream the Foxes won.”

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193. “I’ve never understood why he likes knives.”

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194. “The sight of Riko had set every one of Neil’s fading bruises to pounding, but now he barely felt a thing. The only thing that mattered was his team and the way they moved around him.”

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195. “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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196. “I won’t lie and say I didn’t think about it, but I decided to stay. I trusted you more than I was scared of him. So trust me now if you can. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll take care of Kevin until you return.”

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197. “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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198. “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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199. “I don’t believe in giving people chances.” “I didn’t until I came here,” Neil said. “I took a chance on you when I decided to stay. You took a chance on me when you trusted me with Kevin. Is it really that hard to support them when they’ve been with you every step of the way?” “What will you give me in exchange for my cooperation?” Andrew asked. “Because revenge isn’t good enough?” Neil asked. “What would it take?” Andrew didn’t have to think about it. “Show me your scars.”

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

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