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I guess this is a bad time to mention I hung a dummy and painted Seneca Crane's name on it.

I guess this is a bad time to mention I hung a dummy and painted Seneca Crane's name on it.

Suzanne Collins
President Snow, Names, Bad Times
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.241, Scholastic Inc.

I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.

Suzanne Collins
Lonely, Comforting, Firsts
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.204, Scholastic Inc.

Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.

Suzanne Collins
Humor, Kissing, Hunger For Love
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.248, Scholastic Inc.

So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your hand shot right up in the air. She stood you up on a stool and had you sing it for us. And I swear, every bird outside the windows fell silent...and right when your song ended, I knew - just like your mother - I was a goner.

Suzanne Collins
Mother, Song, Teacher
Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.301, Scholastic Inc.

Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel. "You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know," Haymitch says.

Suzanne Collins
Strong, Catching Fire, Shame
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.178, Scholastic Inc.

I'll tell them how I survive it. I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away. That's when I make a list in my head of every act of goodness I've seen someone do. It's like a game. Repetitive. Even a little tedious after more than twenty years. But there are much worse games to play.

Suzanne Collins
Morning, Taken, Years
"Mockingjay". Book by Suzanne Collins, 2010.

And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.

Suzanne Collins
Love, Smile, Sweet
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.67, Scholastic Inc.

We could do it, you know." "What?" "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.

Suzanne Collins
Running, Woods, Capitol In Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.11, Scholastic Inc.

Your only defense can be you were so madly in love you weren't responsible for your actions.

Suzanne Collins
Love You, Defense, Action
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.19, Scholastic Inc.

I try to forgive her for my father's sake. But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.

Suzanne Collins
Father, Forgiving, Trying
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.10, Scholastic Inc.

I'm sure they didn't notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often," he says. "They suit you.

Suzanne Collins
Flames, Suits You, Suits
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.67, Scholastic Inc.

I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me.

Suzanne Collins
Katniss, Catching On, Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.352, Scholastic Inc.

The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I think the word he's trying to say is 'please'. Pity, not vengeance sends my arrow flying into his skull.

Suzanne Collins
Thinking, Skulls, Arrows
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.443, Scholastic Inc.

I have two older sisters and one older brother and hold them largely responsible for the trouble I got into growing up. I believe as the youngest child, that is my right.

Suzanne Collins
Brother, Children, Growing Up
Suzanne Collins (2010). “The Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander”, p.316, Scholastic Inc.

But Gale is not one to keep secrets from me. "Katniss, there is no District Twelve."

Suzanne Collins
Katniss, Catching Fire, Secret
"Catching Fire". Book by Suzanne Collins, 2009.

My mother says healers are born, not made.

Suzanne Collins
Mother, Born, Made
Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.128, Scholastic UK

I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.

Suzanne Collins
Pain, Hands, Normalcy
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.314, Scholastic Inc.

And don't you let your guard down for a second because you think anything's inevitable.

Suzanne Collins
Thinking, Inevitable
Suzanne Collins (2010). “The Underland Chronicles #5: Gregor and the Code of Claw”, p.334, Scholastic Inc.

Charred bits of black silk swirl into the air, and pearls clatter to the stage… I’m in a dress of the exact design of my wedding dress, only it’s the color of coal and made of tiny feathers. Wonderingly, I lift my long, flowing sleeves into the air, and that’s when I see myself on the television screen. Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings. Because Cinna had turned me into a mockingjay.

Suzanne Collins
Air, Color, Wings

No. Now, shut up and eat your pears.

Suzanne Collins
Humorous, Shut Up, Pears

The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.

Suzanne Collins
Song, Catching On, Flames
Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.981, Scholastic Inc.

I look coolly in to the blue eyes of the person who is now my greatest opponent, the person who would keep me alive at his own expense. And I promise myself I will defeat his plan.

Suzanne Collins
Eye, Blue, Promise

Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. He, at least has some idea of what I'm going through. And it takes too much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much.

Suzanne Collins
Ideas, Forgiving, Energy
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.12, Scholastic Inc.

Katniss, the girl who was on fire!

Suzanne Collins
Girl, President Snow, Games
Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.65, Scholastic Inc.

Peeta crouches down on the other side of her and strokes her hair. When he begins to speak in a soft voice, it seems almost nonsensical, but the words aren’t for me. “With my paint box at home, I can make every color imaginable. Pink. As pale as a baby’s skin. Or as deep as rhubarb. Green like spring grass. Blue that shimmers like ice on water.

Suzanne Collins
Baby, Spring, Home
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.312, Scholastic Inc.

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