Nikolai Gogol Quotes Novels & Stories

Nikolai stutters and feels wetness on his lashes. "I never went to school, people called me stupid and I hate it, then I grew up and someone called it me once and I shot them... I didn't even know his name," he cries silently. "I get jealous, I'm too competitive, I love banana milk but," Nikolai pauses- "but I can't remember the last time I had it," he sighs.

Nick scowled. "Yep," Gabriel smirked, "You seem to have forgotten the rest of Oscar's quote though, 'Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.'" "Oh fuck off," Nick growled. "I'm taking Katie to her class see you later, babe." Gabriel blew a kiss and went to find Katie.

"Don't..." "What did you just say to me?" Gerald's voice dropped dangerously quiet. His eyes began to glow gold, his wolf rising close to the surface. Every muscle in his body tensed like he was about to spring. Malachai leaned forward, unable to resist. "Come now, Nikolai isn't a coward. If he had something to say, I'm sure he'd be brave enough to repeat it. Wouldn't you, Vale?" To his absolute delight, Nikolai did exactly that. He crossed his arms, green eyes glittering with amusement. "I said that strategic thinking might be beyond Gerald's capabilities. His approach to most problems seems to be 'hit it until it stops moving.'"

And a nose pokes out. They say if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back at you. Who said that? Nietzsche? Depressing bastard... In my case, the abyss comes equipped with teeth and whiskers. I come equipped with fists and feet. Between us, we settle an uneasy armistice. ***** "Juliana, do you know what Stockholm syndrome is?" "No." Interest flickers over her eyes. She takes something from her lunchbox, unwrapping one of her usual dainties from a napkin. "What is it?"

Noah ate them. At the door, before they left, he stopped and looked at both of them. “What if I lose?” he said. Nikolai crouched down. “Then you learn something”, he said. “And you play again.” Noah considered this. “What if I lose the first game?” he said. “Then you still play the rest”., Nikolai said. “You do not stop because the first one went wrong.” Noah looked at the floor for a moment.

Nikolai said, as his words sprung up a reminder of Gregor's last words about an enemy out there who would come after me when he dies. So, wait, this mysterious Don was the enemy? "I am quite surprised and still yet to understand how it is all related, Mr. Hathorne, but yet it is. And now, I can only hope for your protection, so I suggest you leave the country for now, Mr. Hawthorne," Nikolai said, as his words only left me chuckling slightly.

“His.” The words strike something deep in me, something I don’t want to acknowledge. I shake my head, picking up my pace again. “Go to hell, Nikolai.” His laughter follows me. “Already on my way, Sólnyshka.”

“Sorry for being born! You should have died with your mother, bitch!” “No Lia! Had she died, we wouldn’t have such a great toy to play with. Let’s play a little more. Let’s see how well my car’s brakes are. Stay where you are, sis! And pray the car doesn’t drift over you, ha-ha. I am going to do a small experiment! Everyone back off!” Nikolai roared, and all the cars circling around me emptied the road around me. Nikolai reversed his car until he was almost out of my sight. Crawling to the Forget-me-nots, I picked them up and then put on my cracked glasses. I had to get out of that place.

“Don’t even fucking start with me.” Scrutinizingly, Anatoly crossed his hands over his chest, arching a questioning brow at me. “I’m sure this can’t be bad for you. You’re Nikolai. TheNiko Yezhov. You don’t have a fucking Achilles heel. You can handle anything.”

"Well, well, well. That’s no way to speak to your savior. But what can I expect from a sly fox like you?" ‌ Vanya's words were a swift response, her tone dripping with a mixture of scorn and pointed wit. "You seem to be quite an expert on how should I live my life, Ned. But maybe if you'd focused less on trying to impress and more on understanding—" ‌ "Understanding that she's nothing more than a cheap allure. A pretty face and a body that brings men to ruin,” Niels' intrusion was as bold as it was cutting, his words resonating with an unexpected sting.