I stare at the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not. Suzanne Collins More Quotes by Suzanne Collins More Quotes From Suzanne Collins So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans. Suzanne Collins catching-oncatching-fireplans 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 normalcypainhands It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children. Suzanne Collins clearmessageschildren Because when he sings...even the birds stop to listen. Suzanne Collins peetamusicbird We had to save you because you're the mockingjay, Katniss," says Plutarch. "While you live, the revolution lives. Suzanne Collins katnissmockingjayrevolution 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 warmeanpeople Stupid people are dangerous. Suzanne Collins stupid-peoplestupidpeople I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can't own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I. Suzanne Collins katnisspiecesgames 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 lonelycomfortingfirsts 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 capitol-in-hunger-gameswoodsrunning It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman. Suzanne Collins calmnormalmind Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there. Suzanne Collins kindpeopleway They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to me in the past! Suzanne Collins capitol-in-hunger-gamesmy-futurepast I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me. Suzanne Collins katnisscatching-oncatching-fire Fine. Somebody else can arrange to get the stupid goat knocked up. Suzanne Collins knocked-upgoatsstupid I stand there, feeling broken and small, thousands of eyes trained on me. Suzanne Collins eyebrokenfeelings I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble. Suzanne Collins catching-oncatching-fireeyelashes Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children's lives to settle its differences. You can spin it any way you like... But in the end, who does it benefit? No one. The truth is, it benefits no one to live in a world where these things happen Suzanne Collins sacrificedifferenceschildren This is the first kiss that we're both fully aware of. Neither of us hobbled by sickness or pain or simply unconscious. Our lips neither burning with fever or icy cold. This is the first kiss where I actually feel stirring inside my chest. Warm and curious. This is the first kiss that makes me want another. Suzanne Collins burningkissingpain He tilts his forehead down to rest against mine and pulls me closer. His skin, his whole being radiates heat from being so near the fire, and I close my eyes, soaking in his warmth. I breathe in the smell of snow-dampened leather and smoke and apples, the smell of all those wintry days we shared before the Games. I don't try to move away. Why should I anyway? His voice drops to a whisper. "I love you." That's why. Suzanne Collins eyelove-youmoving
