Top 450 Nora Sakavic Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “Death was unpleasant, but it was a familiar and tolerable ache in his chest.”

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352. “Andrew put a finger to the underside of Neil’s chin and forced Neil’s head up until they were looking at each other. “On that day you’re not going to run. You’re going to think about what I promised you and you’re going to make the call. Tell me you understand.” Neil’s.”

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353. “How’d you get him to stop tripping us up at practice the other day?” Neil whittled it down the barest, easiest truth. “I asked.” “You asked,” Matt said.”

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354. “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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355. “His thoughts should have kept him up all night, but with his friends this close Neil couldn’t worry about anything.”

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356. “Kevin’s not allowed to drive your car but Renee is?” Neil asked. “It’s fun telling Kevin no,” Andrew said with a wicked grin.”

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357. “Don’t worry, though,” Matt said. “He’ll probably be too busy killing Kevin and Seth to notice you.” “This is my reassured face,” Neil said, pointing up at his blank expression.”

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358. “You are a Fox,” Andrew said, like it was that simple, and maybe it was. Nathaniel.”

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359. “Neil didn’t really believe in luck, but he watched them go and hoped for it anyway.”

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360. “The next time I come for you, you will follow me,” Kevin said. “Why?” Neil asked. “It’s time to collect what’s mine,” Kevin said.”

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361. “Made Renee a small fortune when Dan finally gave in. She’s the only one who bet on us. She’s always the most willing to bet on lost causes.”

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362. “Andrew slung his racquet across his shoulders at Neil’s approach.”

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363. “Nightmares,” Neil echoed. It wasn’t the turn he’d thought this conversation would take but he could guess what was tearing Aaron apart. “About November, you mean.”

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364. “My theory says Riko won this round.”

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365. “Orange Notes promptly drowned them out with Palmetto’s song. The.”

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366. “Hey,” Neil said, or thought he said. He didn’t recognize his own voice. “Andrew. Andrew, are you –.”

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367. “But that didn’t count, because Andrew was Andrew, and this was definitely the last turn he needed his thoughts to take. He dragged his attention back to the task at hand and vowed never to listen to Nicky again.”

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368. “Oh, Neil, unpredictable as he is unreal.”

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369. “He was content to watch and imagine. Lonely, too, but there was nothing he could do about that.”

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370. “Revenge is a motivator only for the weak-willed.”

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371. “You couldn’t at least use an Exy idiom? I hate baseball.”

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372. “Neil.” There was a world of regret in that name, but it was a promise, too. Neil pulled himself back together piece by broken piece and followed Kevin off the Foxhole Court.”

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373. “The only look in his eyes was murder.”

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374. “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.”

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375. “Nicky pulled a protein bar from the mix and passed it to Neil. Neil tried pulling the foil wrapper open and hissed through clenched teeth at the burn in his knuckles. Andrew took the bar from him, ripped it open in one easy swipe, and dumped it in Neil’s waiting hands.”

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376. “Four of Dan’s sisters had made it. They wore white sundresses they’d altered so three spelled out FOX. The fourth sported a fox paw that was already starting to lose a toe pad. They practically crushed Dan, smothering her with a group hug before fawning over her.”

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377. “Maybe it was Andrew’s conviction that swayed Matt. Andrew had never given half a damn about this game before and only honestly tried in scattered bursts. That he cared enough to argue now was unexpected and unprecedented.”

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378. “Laila was a nightmare in goal, but Kevin and Neil had an advantage few teams who faced the Trojans had: they had a nightmare in their own goal who they had to practice against daily. They’d spent all year trying to outsmart the best goalkeeper in the south. They didn’t have that much time to figure Laila out, but they didn’t need it.”

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379. “These wounds were going to scar where everyone could see them. Scarred was better than dead, so Neil figured he’d get over the stares eventually. Neil.”

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380. “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.” “Of course you are,” Wymack said.”

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381. “Whose place am I taking?” Neil asked, because both sides of the room were already decorated. Jean stopped by one of the nightstands and gestured for Neil to come closer. “Look and see.”

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382. “It would kill him to walk out of here.”

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383. “Neil didn’t know what to make of it. The Foxes spent seven hours together at practices every day and roomed with each other at Fox Tower. How they had anything left to say to each other was beyond him.”

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384. “Aaron’s face was white with fear and horror. “This has happened before.”

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385. “Nathan’s cleaver came down right where he’d been standing.”

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386. “Come on, cute face like yours has to have a girlfriend. Unless you swing my way, of course, in which case please tell me now and save me the trouble of having to figure it out.” Neil stared at him, wondering how Nicky could care about such things when the stadium was right there.”

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387. “He might have forgotten about the text that woke him up if he didn’t get a “47” message from a new number the following evening.”

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388. “Nicky plucked the list from Neil’s fingers and crumpled it. “Your ignorance is endearing, Neil. You’re nineteen and you’ve never looked at Allison’s tits? There’s no way you’re straight. You and I really need to sit down and talk about this sometime.”

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

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390. “What the hell was that?” “Coach?” “Don’t you dare ‘Coach?’ me, you malfunctioning retard.” “No, but really,” Nicky said, looking wide-eyed at Neil. “What happened?” “Neil hit Riko,” Matt said. “It was beautiful.”

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391. “Andrew was smiling, but Neil knew his cheer didn’t mean he was going to play nice. He’d been smiling when he smashed a racquet into Neil’s stomach, too.”

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392. “He dreamed of facing his father on an Exy court, and in his dream the Foxes won.”

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393. “You think this is hard? Look what I’ve been through. Surviving you is easy.” Nathaniel tipped his head to one side and fixed Towns with a cool look. “But can you survive me?”

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394. “You make me uncomfortable because you don’t make sense. I don’t understand you.”

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395. “Neil watched it so he wouldn’t stare at Andrew, but if someone asked him later what it was about he wouldn’t be able to tell them. He was sure he still felt Andrew’s heartbeat on his skin when he went to bed a few hours later.”

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396. “Neil was moving before the ceiling lights turned on, crossing the inner court to the court walls. He pressed his hands to the thick, cold plastic and looked up, where the scoreboards and replay TVs hung over the court’s ceiling, then down to the glossy wood. Orange lines marked first, half, and far court. It was perfect, utterly perfect, and Neil felt at once inspired and horrified by the sight of it.”

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397. “Andrew was the Foxes’ freshman goalkeeper and their deadliest investment.”

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398. “Neil spent the rest of the afternoon staring at his textbooks instead of getting any real work done.”

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399. “Neil had no idea how the conversation had gone from murder to Renee.”

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400. “Renee told Neil last fall that Ravens weren’t allowed to date. Tetsuji didn’t want his team distracted from the game. Renee knew that, but she was over there anyway. Neil might be over-thinking her intentions, but he was willing to exploit any angle they could find. “Maybe not,” Neil said, “but it could give us an edge. Do you still know his number? Give it to her and see what she can do between now and finals.”

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