Top 500 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2026 Update)
Page 4 of 10

151. “Andrew looked as he always had, and Neil knew his face as well as he knew every iteration of his own. Despite that, something seemed different.”

— Nora Sakavic

152. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

154. “Neil wanted to tell them death was no reason to hold back, but he found their humanity interesting.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

156. “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.”

— Nora Sakavic

157. “My name is Nathaniel Wesninski,” he said, “and my father is dead.” It wasn’t at all funny, but a second later he was laughing. It sounded hysterical but he couldn’t stop.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

160. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

161. “Renee promised Allison she’d join them as soon as she finished her soda and stayed behind with Andrew, Neil, and Kevin.”

— Nora Sakavic

162. “He was something solid to lean against.”

— Nora Sakavic

163. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

164. “On Neil’s right shoulder was a burn scar, courtesy of getting smacked by a hot iron. Andrew put his left hand to it, fingertips lining up perfectly with the raised bumps the iron’s holes had left behind. His right thumb found the puckered flesh from a bullet.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

167. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

168. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

169. “Touch it again and I’ll bite you. Don’t think I won’t. I will. I’m a biter. Just ask Erik.”

— Nora Sakavic

170. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

171. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

172. “Family means something different with us because it has to. It’s not about blood. It’s not even about who we like. It’s about who Andrew’s willing to protect.”

— Nora Sakavic

173. “This means Andrew is keeping you, same as he kept Kevin. It means you’re part of the family now.”

— Nora Sakavic

174. “Betsy accepted that and moved on without missing a beat. “How are you getting along with your teammates?” “I’m pretty sure the majority of them are clinically insane.”

— Nora Sakavic

175. “Neil was much better at instigating fights than winning them.”

— Nora Sakavic

176. “Riko still believes he can win his father’s attention with his fame. If the lord does not recover, Riko will take his anger and grief out on everyone around him.” Neil considered that, then said, “Good thing you’re not there anymore.” “Jean still is,” Kevin answered, and Neil knew better than to comment.”

— Nora Sakavic

177. “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!”

— Nora Sakavic

178. “I’d wondered if being clean would cure that hands-off rule of his. Makes sense it wouldn’t, now that we know about... ” Roland shook his head and visibly forced his anger back. “I don’t know whether to say ‘thanks’ for easing my curiosity or ‘sorry’ that sobriety has obviously exacerbated the problem. Just so you know, they make padded cuffs. You should look into them.”

— Nora Sakavic

179. “I’m not,” Neil said through the stones in his throat. “I’m Nathaniel.”

— Nora Sakavic

180. “Take what he is giving you and make it your shield. It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him.”

— Nora Sakavic

181. “I don’t want to be a Raven. I don’t want to be Nathaniel. I want to be Neil Josten. I want to be a Fox.”

— Nora Sakavic

182. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

183. “Renee looked to Neil and said, “What do you need from us, Neil?” It didn’t take much thought. “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.”

— Nora Sakavic

184. “Neil thought about Renee’s bruised knuckles, Dan’s fierce spirit, and Allison holding her ground on the court a week after Seth’s death. He thought about his mother standing unflinching in the face of his father’s violent anger and her ruthlessly leaving bodies in their wake. He felt compelled to say, “Some of the strongest people I’ve known are women.”

— Nora Sakavic

185. “The Foxes would be okay, at least, and that was more than enough.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

187. “It was Nathaniel’s fault Andrew’s self-control was in shreds, but it was also for his sake. Andrew’s bottomless rage would never hurt Nathaniel, and that made all the difference in the world.”

— Nora Sakavic

188. “Time was nothing. Seconds were days, were years, were the breaths that caught between their mouths and the bite of Neil’s fingernails against his palms, the scrape of teeth against his lower lip and the warm slide of a tongue against his.”

— Nora Sakavic

189. “Nicky’s jaw dropped, but he sounded more admiring than anything. “Damn, Neil.” Aaron shot him a livid look. “Don’t you dare take his side.” “Why not?” Nicky asked. “It’s not like you’ve ever let me take yours.”

— Nora Sakavic

190. “I’m not a pipe dream. I’m not going anywhere.”

— Nora Sakavic

191. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

192. “Everything Riko was saying was meant to hurt Kevin, and it was working. It wasn’t Neil’s turn to talk, but he’d heard enough.”

— Nora Sakavic

193. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic

194. “Jean didn’t even hesitate. “That ill-bred child is not my friend.”

— Nora Sakavic

195. “Neil said. “I’m not afraid of you.” “That’s why you’re so interesting,” Andrew said. “How aggravating.” He sounded amused, not annoyed, so Neil said, “I’ll try to be more boring in the future.” “How considerate.”

— Nora Sakavic

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

— Nora Sakavic

197. “You wouldn’t,” Neil said. “Not in front of all these people.” “I do not care if they see,” Riko said. “A dog who bites his master’s hand deserves to be slaughtered. The location and audience are inconsequential.” “I am not a dog. I’m a Fox.”

— Nora Sakavic

198. “I can give you my number,” Marissa said. Neil didn’t remember asking for it at any point that night. “What for?”

— Nora Sakavic

199. “Neil hit Riko,” Matt said. “It was beautiful.” “What?” Nicky squawked. “Not fair! I missed it! Go do it again. Or not,” he added quickly when Wymack leveled a death glare at him. “You can’t blame a guy for dreaming, right, Coach?”

— Nora Sakavic

200. “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.”

— Nora Sakavic