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Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable.

Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable.

Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire, Gale, Unthinkable
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.638, Scholastic Inc.

You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.

Suzanne Collins
Slugs, Hunger, Charm
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.112, Scholastic Inc.

Girl talk. That thing I've always been so bad at.

Suzanne Collins
Girl, Girl Talk
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.215, Scholastic Inc.

Where did they get those screams, Katniss?

Suzanne Collins
Katniss, Scream
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.342, Scholastic Inc.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. My home is District Twelve. Peeta was taken prisoner. He is thought to be dead. Most likely is dead. It would probably be best if he were dead... - Katniss EverdeenS

Suzanne Collins
Taken, Home, Names

I’m stopped by the sight of Finnick kissing Peeta.

Suzanne Collins
Kissing, Sight, Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.447, Scholastic UK

Did you love Annie right away, Finnick?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.

Suzanne Collins
Long, Add, Annie
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.174, Scholastic Inc.

Something small and quiet, like a match being struck, lights up the gloom inside of me.

Suzanne Collins
Depression, Light, Quiet
Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.626, Scholastic UK

It's amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.

Suzanne Collins
Book, Designer, Artistry
"'The Hunger Games' Author Suzanne Collins Praises Lionsgate's Adaptation" by Rebecca Ford, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 01, 2012.

And, my God, the actors. The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. It’s such a pleasure to see how they’ve embodied the characters and brought them to life.

Suzanne Collins
Character, Boards, Actors
"'The Hunger Games' Author Suzanne Collins Praises Lionsgate's Adaptation" by Rebecca Ford, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 01, 2012.

The Eleventh Plague hits disturbingly close to home An excellent, taut debut novel.

Suzanne Collins
Home, Excellent, Novel

Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he's also brought a rich and powerful vision of Panem, its brutality and excesses, to the film as well. His world building's fantastic, whether it be the Seam or the Capitol.

Suzanne Collins
Powerful, Faithful, Vision
"Suzanne Collins Talks About the Hunger Games Movie" by Kara McGrath, www.seventeen.com. March 1, 2012.

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Suzanne Collins
Movie, Odds, President Snow
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.21, Scholastic Inc.

One night, I was lying in bed, and I was channel surfing between reality TV programs and actual war coverage. On one channel, there's a group of young people competing for I don't even know; and on the next, there's a group of young people fighting in an actual war. I was really tired, and the lines between these stories started to blur in a very unsettling way. That's the moment when Katniss's story came to me.

Suzanne Collins
War, Lying, Tired
"A Killer Story: An Interview with Suzanne Collins, Author of ‘The Hunger Games’ | Under Cover". Interview with Rick Margolis, www.slj.com. September 1, 2008.

"I'm so sorry," I whisper. I lean forward and kiss him. His eyelashes flutter and he looks at me through a haze of opiates. "Hey, Catnip." "Hey, Gale," I say. "Thought you'd be gone by now," he says. My choices are simple. I can die like a quarry in the woods or I can die here beside Gale. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble." "Me, too," Gale says. He just manages a smile before the drugs pull him back under.

Suzanne Collins
Sorry, Kissing, Simple
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". Book by Suzanne Collins, September 1, 2009.

I do plan on saying one or two things to him when we're allowed an hour for goodbyes. To let him know how essential he's been to me all these years. How better my life has been for knowing him." -Katniss Everdeen

Suzanne Collins
Goodbye, Years, Two

Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress. "Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say. "It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks. "Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say. "Not if I keep looking at you," he says.

Suzanne Collins
Mirrors, Years, Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.316, Scholastic Inc.

I start to crack at four hundred to one.

Suzanne Collins
Cracks, Four, Hundred

The main thing I feel is a sense of relief. That I can give up this game. That the question of whether I can succeed in this venture has been answered, even if that answer is a resounding no. That if desperate times call for desperate measures, I am free to act as desperately as I want.

Suzanne Collins
Giving Up, Desperate Measures, Games
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.75, Scholastic Inc.

Most of the Peacekeepers turn a blind eye to the few of us who hunt because they're as hungry as we are for fresh meat as anyone. In fact, they're among our best customers.

Suzanne Collins
Eye, Meat, Facts

Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. I mean, I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag.

Suzanne Collins
Mean, Sleep, Who Cares
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.153, Scholastic Inc.

I carefully lay out the provisions. One thin black sleeping bag that reflects body heat. A pack of crackers. A pack of dried beef strips. A bottle of iodine. A box of wooden matches. A small coil of wire. A pair of sunglasses. And a half-gallon plastic bottle with a cap for carrying water that's bone dry. No water. How hard would it have been for them to fill up the bottle?

Suzanne Collins
Sleep, Iodine, Water
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.149, Scholastic Inc.

Just the perfect touch of rebellion," says Haymitch "Very nice." Rebellion?

Suzanne Collins
Nice, Perfect, Rebellion
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.74, Scholastic Inc.

I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite.

Suzanne Collins
Humorous, Kissing, Thinking
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.126, Scholastic Inc.

You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile. "Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids closed as if she's warding off a very bright light. "No," I say looking at Peeta with a new sense of apreciation. "Neither of us even knew what we were going to do before we went in." "And Haymitch?" says Peeta. "We decided we don't want any other allies in the arena." "Good. Then I won't be responsible for you killing off any of my friends with your stupidity," he says.

Suzanne Collins
Light, Giving, Stupidity

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