Top 450 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “He’s interested in her,” Neil said, not quite a question.”

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302. “Technically a team could lose both games and still advance, but that hadn’t happened in years.”

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303. “In fact, I think it’s promising he has been gone this long. He’ll come back when he’s finished speaking with Drake.”

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304. “Allison was out of her chair and striding toward the court in six-inch rainbow heels.”

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305. “Wymack stalked toward Neil with a snarled, “You idiot.”

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306. “No one missed Neil’s new bands, but after a couple good-natured taunts they kept their word to stay out of Neil and Andrew’s not-relationship. Neil.”

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307. “They’d been apart for seven weeks but Neil keenly remembered why he’d stayed. He remembered this unyielding, unquestioning weight that could hold him and all of his problems up without breaking a sweat.”

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308. “He could be anyone, anywhere in the world, but he’d be alone until the day he died.”

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309. “Neil” might be an easily-spooked runaway, and “Nathaniel” was a hunted young man, but “Abram” was the one shielded from and untouched by his father’s bloody business. Neil would pull on every murder he’d seen and every endless, desperate night, and he’d face Riko unflinching. It was the least he could do. It was all he could do.”

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310. “Andrew raised a hand to Neil’s face but stopped with his fingers just a breath from Neil’s skin. Andrew wasn’t looking at his injuries; he was staring at Neil’s unguarded eyes. “Did I break my promise or were you keeping yours?”

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311. “He pulled Neil’s head toward him and blew smoke in Neil’s face.”

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312. “Neil tried stuffing Exy into every scrap of free time he had. He brought SUA tactics and line-ups to class with him to hide under his textbooks, and he met Kevin at the dining hall for lunch to argue plays. Despite the active effort he made to focus on Friday’s game, his thoughts kept derailing without warning. 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.”

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313. “Leverett stepped in front of him. “You got lucky.” “You’re getting slow,” Neil said.”

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314. “Instead he drew fox paws down the border of his paper until Kevin came for him.”

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315. “He uncurled his fingers and stared at the gray phone resting in his palm. He didn’t think a small thing like this should hurt so much, but the grief that punched through him left him in pieces.”

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316. “Just because Kevin didn’t remember Neil didn’t mean Riko wouldn’t either.”

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317. “This was what Dan and Matt had been waiting for all semester: a catalyst to finally unite the team.”

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318. “You sound like a wind-up doll with only one topic,” Andrew said. “I have nothing to say to you.”

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319. “Neil looked down at the key in his hand. “Home,” he whispered, needing to hear it aloud. It was a foreign concept to him, an impossible dream. It was frightening and wonderful all at once, and it set his heart racing so fast he thought it’d drum out of his chest. “Welcome home, Neil.”

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320. “I’ve been a problem for nineteen years. I’m too tired to be one tonight. Just get me out of here.”

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

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322. “Tick tock,” Andrew said. “You have my attention; now keep my interest.” “Nicky’s mother called.” “Oops, time’s up.”

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323. “Kevin says you’ll be a champion. Four years and you’ll go pro. Five years and you’ll be Court. He promised Coach. He promised the school board. He argued until they signed off on you.”

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324. “Oh, you just might be the best thing to happen to the Foxes.” “I doubt that.” “I don’t.” Nicky beamed.”

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325. “Rude,” Nicky said, sitting up and looking between them. “What did you just say? I can’t understand you. That’s not fair.” “Think about that the next time you use German at my practices,” Wymack said. “That’s different,” Nicky complained. “I only see that look on Neil’s face when someone tries to do something nice for him, but we all know Kevin’s as bratty as they come. What did you say, Kevin, and do I need to defend Neil’s honor or what?”

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326. “Neil didn’t know what sound he made but Andrew’s fingers were a sudden and unforgiving weight on the back of his neck. Andrew pushed him forward and held him down. Neil tried to breathe but his chest was as tight as a rubber band ready to snap.”

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327. “You stay. The rest go.”

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328. “If you want to get anywhere, you need our help.”

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329. “I’m going to kill him,” Nicky said. “No,” Neil said, with a ferocity that had even Matt eyeing him warily. “We’ve got to break him first. If Exy is the only thing he cares about we’re going to take it away from him. First we destroy his reputation, then we destroy him. I don’t want us to lose a single game this spring. Can we do that?”

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330. “Andrew was just a psychotic midget, and Neil had grown up around violence.”

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

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332. “You set Andrew up.”

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333. “It wasn’t that he didn’t have a place to live. It was more that his living situation wasn’t legal.”

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334. “He waited a beat to make sure Neil understood, then let go. The next time he raised his cigarette to his mouth Neil took it from him. Neil broke it between his fingers and let it fall to the asphalt by their feet. Andrew watched the halves roll away from each other and turned an unimpressed look on Neil. “Ninety-one percent,” Andrew said.”

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335. “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.”

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336. “It’s fine, Coach,” Andrew said, catching up to them. He touched Neil’s back on his way by, fingers light enough to give Neil goose bumps, but didn’t slow on his way to Kevin’s side.”

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337. “When he finally slept, he dreamed of death and blood.”

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338. “Retreating from a furious older man was so instinctive Neil didn’t realize he’d flinched until Wymack froze. Wymack’s face went almost dangerously blank and Neil dropped his gaze. He was careful not to look away from Wymack entirely.”

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339. “Neil didn’t know if this break in routine was grudging trust or determination to not let Neil out of sight again. Neil didn’t care right now so long as Andrew stayed.”

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340. “When he looked up at the mirror, bright blue eyes stared back.”

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341. “It’s not about my looks or faith. It’s that I’m a woman.”

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342. “Neil didn’t know how long he played with his little league team, but his hands remembered the weight of a racquet as well as they did that of a gun.”

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343. “Instead Wymack snapped his fingers at Neil and jerked his thumb toward the court door. “Tell your pet psycho to knock it off before he cripples someone.” “I don’t think he’ll listen to me,” Neil said. “You and I both know he will. Now get.”

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344. “Neil watched him do it, trying to remember the last time someone gave him a gift and coming up blank. That his first one should be from Andrew was unsettling.”

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345. “Kevin’s bleak tone brought Neil up short, as did the French Kevin was speaking.”

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346. “I want you to stop taking cracker dust.”

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347. “Who overdosed?” Neil asked. “Seth.”

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348. “His father. Your coach.”

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349. “I have to go. I don’t trust them to give you back.”

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350. “Give your back to me.”

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