I don't write about adolescence. I write about war. For adolescents. Suzanne Collins More Quotes by Suzanne Collins More Quotes From Suzanne Collins You know, you're kind of squeamish for such a lethal person Suzanne Collins kindpersonsknows I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you. Suzanne Collins if-i-couldwould-begames Cato kneels beside Clove, spear in hand, begging her to stay with him. In a moment, he will realize it's futile, she can't be saved. Suzanne Collins realizingmomentshands It's just me and the Bane. And I'm fighting him because he killed all of those innocent mice and people, and I have to stop him. Not because Sandwich says so but because I say so. Suzanne Collins sandwichesfightingpeople When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim`s warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did. This is the day of the Reaping. Suzanne Collins bedmotherdream You want a piece of advice?" said Ripred. "Don't bother. I know what you'll say. The whole thing's stupid," said Gregor. "Quite the contrary. I was going to say that life is short. There are only a few good things in it, really. Don't pretend that one isn't happening." said Ripred. Suzanne Collins life-is-shortstupidadvice They're betting on how long I'll live!" I burst out. "They're not my friends!" "Well, try and pretend!" snaps Effie. Then she composes herself and beams at me. "See, like this. I'm smiling at you even though you're aggravating me. Suzanne Collins beamtryinglong No matter what I do, I'm hurting someone." - Katniss Everdeen Suzanne Collins katnisshurtmatter Barbarism? That's ironic coming from a woman helping to prepare us for slaughter. And what's she basing our success on? Our table manners? Suzanne Collins table-mannersironictables When I was young I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger, for several years. Suzanne Collins daggersfightingyears I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction. Suzanne Collins targettearsgiving I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn! Suzanne Collins dawnsleepmean Mostly we just add to the piles of rainbow glass that's been blown off the exteriors of the cany-colored buildings. Suzanne Collins rainbowglassesadd I stare at the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not. Suzanne Collins katnisswho-i-ammirrors Make sure they remember you. Suzanne Collins haymitch-abernathyremembers-youremember-you But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise. Suzanne Collins kissinggamestwo And it takes so much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much. Suzanne Collins angrycryenergy She genuinely likes people. All people, not just a select few she's spent years making up her mind about. Suzanne Collins mindpeopleyears I don't know how to make people like me. Cinna, how do you make people like you? Suzanne Collins like-melike-youpeople My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my mother’s body, their cheeks pressed together. In sleep, my mother looks younger, still worn but not so beaten-down. Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. My mother was very beautiful once, too. Or so they tell me. Suzanne Collins mothersleepbeautiful
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