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Do you really know what's going on And if you don't... find out

Do you really know what's going on And if you don't... find out

Suzanne Collins
Knows, Ifs
Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.603, Scholastic UK

Haymitch in my head full-time. Horrifying

Suzanne Collins
Haymitch
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”, p.91, Scholastic

but it's not safe and I can feel him slipping away, so I just get out one more sentence. "Stay with me." As the tendrils of sleep syrup pull me down, I hear him whisper a word back but I don't catch it.

Suzanne Collins
Sleep, Safe, Slipping
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.159, Scholastic Inc.

People don't need wings to survive" "Mockingjays do.

Suzanne Collins
Wings, People, Needs
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.302, Scholastic Inc.

Most rats read. Our frustration is, we cannot hold a pen to write.

Suzanne Collins
Writing, Frustration, Rats
Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.133, Scholastic Inc.

Doors are for those who lack enemies.

Suzanne Collins
Doors, Enemy, Gregor The Overlander
Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.40, Scholastic Inc.

Something inside me twists as I remember another voice. Rue. In the arena. When I gave her the leg of groosling. “Oh, I've never had a whole leg to myself before.” The disbelief of the chronically hungry.

Suzanne Collins
Voice, Twists, Legs
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.143, Scholastic Inc.

He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’d be happy to lie there gazing at me forever.

Suzanne Collins
Smile, Lying, Kissing
Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.261, Scholastic Inc.

Star-crossed lovers desperate to get home together. Two hearts beating as one. Romance.

Suzanne Collins
Stars, Home, Heart
Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.261, Scholastic Inc.

It’s the first time I’ve ever kissed a boy, which should make some sort of impression I guess, but all I can register is how unnaturally hot his lips are from the fever.

Suzanne Collins
Boys, Hot, Fever
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.343, Scholastic Inc.

What do I mean when I say I love Gale? I don't know. I did kiss him last night, in a moment when my emotions were running so high. But I'm sure he doesn't remember it. Does he? I hope not. If he does, everything will just get more complicated and I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite.

Suzanne Collins
Running, Mean, Kissing
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.649, Scholastic Inc.

In our world, I rank music somewhere between hair ribbons and rainbows in terms of usefulness.

Suzanne Collins
Our World, Hair, Rainbow
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.206, Scholastic Inc.

I can't help comparing what I have with Gale to what I'm pretending to have with Peeta. How I never question Gale's motives while I do nothing but doubt the latter's. It's not a fair comparison really. Gale and I were thrown together by a mutual need to survive. Peeta and I know the other's survival means our own death. How do you sidestep that?

Suzanne Collins
Mean, Doubt, Survival
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.107, Scholastic Inc.

I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.

Suzanne Collins
Sibling, Eye, Dark
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.58, Scholastic Inc.

Either you came in here a swimmer or you'd better be a really fast learner

Suzanne Collins
Swimmer, Learners
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.270, Scholastic Inc.

I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. “No, don’t let go of me,” he says.

Suzanne Collins
Letting Go, Looks, Fingers
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.66, Scholastic Inc.

Haymich finally drops the good-natured act. "you know who else, Katniss. You know who stepped up first." Of course I do. Gale.

Suzanne Collins
Katniss, Firsts, Gale

Cinna just smiles. 'Had a damp morning?' 'You could wring me out,' I reply. Cinna puts his arm around my shoulder and leads me into lunch. ' Don't worry, I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself.

Suzanne Collins
Hurt, Morning, Lunch
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.205, Scholastic Inc.

Live your life, take chances, be crazy. Dont wait 'cause right now is the oldest you've ever been & the youngest you'll be ever again

Suzanne Collins
Crazy, Waiting, Live Your Life

I know. I was hoping," I say. "Exactly. Because you're desperate," says Haymitch. I don't argue because, of course, he's right.

Suzanne Collins
Arguing, Desperate, Courses
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.169, Scholastic Inc.

My lips are just forming his name when his fingers lock around my throat.

Suzanne Collins
Names, Locks, Lips
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1209, Scholastic Inc.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.

Suzanne Collins
Names, Katniss, Should
"Mockingjay". Book by Suzanne Collins, August 24, 2010.

If he wants me broken, then I will have to be whole.

Suzanne Collins
Broken, Want, Whole
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1199, Scholastic Inc.

Yes, I’m a mouse. Squeak, squeak. Now shoo-shoo back to your little bug friends,” said Rirped, picking up a hunk of dried beef. He tore a off a piece with his teeth and noticed Boots hadn’t moved. He pulled back his lips to reveal a row of jagged teeth and gave her a sharp hiss.

Suzanne Collins
Teeth, Beef, Boots
"Gregor the Overlander". Book by Suzanne Collins, 2003.

They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.

Suzanne Collins
Beautiful, Dream, Hands
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1455, Scholastic Inc.

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