Suzanne Collins quotes - page 17

Doors are for those who lack enemies. (Suzanne Collins)
The rat was merely trying to sleep. Believe me, pup, if I had wanted to kill you we wouldn't be having this conversation,” said Ripred. View quote
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But there was only one kiss that made me feel something stir deep inside. Only one that made me want more. But my head wound started bleeding and he made me lie down. View quote
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My mother just wanted me to forget it. So, of course, every word was immediately, irrevocably branded into my brain. View quote
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And then, when he's been underwater so long I feel certain he's drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. "Don't do that,” I say. "What? Come up or stay under?” he says. "Either. Neither. Whatever. View quote
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That was the one thing I had going for me. Taking care of your family. View quote
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Katniss, got that spile?" Finnick asks, snapping me back to reality. View quote
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This is what birds see. Only they're free and safe. The very opposite of me. View quote
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The pounding music, the cheers, the admiration work their way into my blood, and I can't suppress my excitement. Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire. View quote
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We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared. View quote
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i can win but you cant lose, this makes us all even in our ways. (Suzanne Collins)
I drink in his wholeness, the soudness of his body and mind. It runs through me like the morphling they give me in the hospital, dulling the pain of the last weeks. View quote
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I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing else. View quote
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Smiling is mostly about smiling more. View quote
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That should have been my strategy! By the time I've worked through the emotions of surprise, admiration, anger, jealousy, and frustration, I'm watching that reddish mane of hair disappear into the trees well out of shooting range. View quote
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He could have had his choice of any woman in the district. And he chose solitude. Not solitude – that sounds too peaceful. More like solitary confinement. View quote
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A shiver goes through me when I think of the proximity of my mother and sister to this man who despises me. Will always despise me. Because I outsmarted his sadistic Hunger Games, made the Capitol look foolish, and consequently undermined his control. All I was doing was trying to keep myself and Peeta alive. Any act of rebellion was purely coincidental. But when the Capitol decrees that only one tribute can live and you have the audacity to challenge it, I guess that's a rebellion in itself. View quote
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She must have had bad dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did. This is the day of the reaping. View quote
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It was the waste of a trip. She's not here," I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. "She's not here. You can hiss all you like. You won't find Prim." At her name, he perks up. Raises his flattened ears. Begins to meow hopefully. "Get out!" He dodges the pillow I throw at him. "Go away! There's nothing left for you here!" I start to shake, furious with him. "She's not coming back! She's never ever coming back here again!" I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. "She's dead." I clutch my middle to dull the pain. Sink down on my heels, rocking the pillow, crying. "She's dead, you stupid cat. She's dead. View quote
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If you think back, my comments were very open to interpretation. And you happen to be easily misled. As for the queen, who is difficult to lead anywhere... I have always been and intend to be entirely straightforward. View quote
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I think we'll make this whole situation a lot simpler by agreeing not to lie to each other," he says. "What do you think?" I think my tongue has frozen and speech will be impossible, so I surprise myself by answering back in a steady voice, "Yes, I think that would save time. (Suzanne Collins)
Then for the next eleven years, I tried to work up the nerve to talk to you.". "Without success," I add. "Without success. View quote
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You could save a lot of lives, Katniss. View quote
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Whatever problems anyone may have with the Capitol, believe me when I say that if it released its grip on the districts for even a short time, the entire system would collapse." [...] "It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down. View quote
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Even in the Capitol, there's nothing to match the magnificence of this old building. But there is no give to the surface-only my flesh yields, my warmth taken. Stone conquers people every time. View quote
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