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Suzanne Collins Quotes about War

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I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.

I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.

Suzanne Collins
Children, War, Thinking
Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Frankly, our ancestors don't seem much to brag about. I mean, look at the state they left us in, with the wars, the broken planet. Clearly, they didn't care about what would happen to the people who came after them.

Suzanne Collins
War, Mean, People
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.84, Scholastic Inc.

I don't write about adolescence. I write about war. For adolescents.

Suzanne Collins
War, Writing, Adolescence

Remember that even in war there is a time for restraint. A time to hold back your sword.

Suzanne Collins
War, Remember, Restraint
Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.732, Scholastic Inc.

Even in war there should be lines you didn't cross.

Suzanne Collins
War, Lines, Crosses
Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.824, 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.

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