Quotes from Suzanne Collins

It starts at midnight.

We follow instructions to my destination, a chamber for my preparation.

All the times these arms were my only refuge from the world. Perhaps not fully appreciated then, but so sweet in my memory, and now gone forever.

Once I'm on my feet i realize escape might not be so simple, panic begins to set in. i can't stay here. flight is essential but i can't let my fear show. Winning means fame and fortune, losing mean certain death, The Hunger Games have begun . . .

Mutually counting on each other, watching each other's backs, forcing each other to be brave.

It's a saying from thousands of years ago, written in a language called Latin about a place called Rome," he explains. "Panem et Circenses translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.

Snow lands on top.

Thank you for you consideration

Peeta says it will be okay. We have each other.

You can't take my sass. You can't take my talking. You can kiss my ass And then keep on walking. Nothing you can take from me was ever worth keeping.

They created a strange tableau: rabid boy, trapped girl, bombed-out building. It suggested a tale that could only end in tragedy. Star-crossed lovers meeting their fate. A revenge story turned in on itself. A war saga that took no prisoners.

That even if they were separated by space, they were together in time.

so people really do tear out their hair and beat the ground with their fists

Your stylist turned out to be prophetic in his wardrobe choice. Katniss Everdeen, the girl who was on fire, you have provided a spark that, left unattended, may grow to an inferno that destroys Panem.

Tuck in your tail, little duck.

I stare at the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not.

Panic begins to set in. I can't stay here. Flight is essential… But I can't let my fear show.

Please, Coriolanus, I would never forget the favor.

But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be provided for the arena. The teachers didn't go into much more detail, which is surprising, because that was the year District 12's very own Haymitch Abernathy won the crown.

Coriolanus to the rescue, Livia to the nearest exit.

A leather bag filled with food and a flask of hot tea.

Do you want me to have them sedate you until it's over?

If the people who were supposed to protect you played so fast and loose with your life . . . then how did you survive? Not by trusting them, that was for sure.

But there's nothing up there but the wounded!" I say. "Katniss" I hear the warning note in Haymitch's voice and know what's coming. Don't you even think about-!" I yank the earpiece free and let it hang from its wire.