An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are. Suzanne Collins More Quotes by Suzanne Collins More Quotes From Suzanne Collins That's right. Who am I thinking of? Oh, I know. It's Cinna who likes you. But that's mainly because you didn't try to run when he set you on fire," says Peeta. "On the other hand, Haymitch... well, if I were you, I'd avoid Haymitch completely. He hates you. Suzanne Collins haterunningthinking What was that you were saying just before the food arrived? Something about me... no competition... best thing that ever happened to you. Suzanne Collins best-thingshappenedcompetition So, in a way, my name being drawn in the reaping was a real piece of luck," says Peeta. Suzanne Collins katnissrealnames Yes. I killed him. And buried her in flowers," I say. "And I sang her to sleep. Suzanne Collins buriedflowersleep Peeta, you were supposed to wake me after a couple of hours," I say. "For what? Nothing's going on here," he says. "Besides, I like watching you sleep. You don't scowl. Improves your looks a lot." This, of course, brings on a scowl that makes him grin. Suzanne Collins couplesleeplooks Besides, it's the first gift that's always the hardest to pay back. I wouldn't even have been here to do it if you hadn't helped me then. Suzanne Collins hardestpayfirsts Haymitch said you'd take a lot of convincing. Suzanne Collins haymitchconvincingsaid The hatred I feel for him, for the phantom girl, for everything, is so real and immediate it chokes me. Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable. Why did it take him being whipped within an inch of his life to see it? Suzanne Collins girlhatredreal Tonight. After the reaping, everyone is supposed to celebrate. And a a lot of people do, out of relief that their children have been spared for another year. But at least two families will pull their shutters, lock their doors, and try to figure out how they will survive the painful weeks to come. Suzanne Collins doorschildrenyears You can tell by the way the girls whisper about him when he walks by in school that they want him. It makes me jealous but not for the reason people would think. Good hunting partners are hard to find. Suzanne Collins jealousgirlschool She must have really loved him to leave her home for the Seam. I try to remember that when all I can see is the woman who sat by, blank and unreachable, while her children turned to skin and bones. I try to forgive her for my father's sake. But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type. Suzanne Collins homefatherchildren But there's food if you know how to find it. My father knew and he taught me some before he was blown to bits in a mine explosion. There was nothing even to bury. I was eleven then. Five years later, I still wake up screaming for him to run. Suzanne Collins runningfatheryears 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 side step that? Suzanne Collins katnisssurvivalmean The star-crossed lovers Suzanne Collins star-crossed-loversstarslovers If it's true, why do they leave us to live like this? With the hunger and the killings and the Games?" And suddenly I hate this imaginary underground city of District 13 and those who sit by, watching us die. They're no better than the Capitol. Suzanne Collins hatecitiesgames So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts. Suzanne Collins district-12masktongue I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. "Tuck your tail in, little duck," I say, smoothing the blouse back in place. Prim giggles and give me a small "Quack." "Quack yourself," I say with a light laugh. The kind only Prim can draw out of me. Suzanne Collins duckslightgiving One slip. One slip in thousands. The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn't mattered. Suzanne Collins slipsfavorsodds You never know. Say the arena's actually a giant cake-" "Say we move on," I broke in. Suzanne Collins cakegiantsmoving Katniss: 'What about you? Ive seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour'. I snap at him Tell him that. Thats not nothing. Peeta: Yes and Im sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people. Suzanne Collins katnissbagspeople
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