Quotes from Suzanne Collins

Also, the drugs they use to control my pain and mood sometimes make me see things. I guess. I'm still not entirely convinced that I was hallucinating the night the floor of my hospital room transformed into a carpet of writhing snakes.

Hey, Haymitch, if you're not too drunk, we could use a little something for our skin." It's

Because whatever happened in the past is in the past. And no one in this arena was a victor by chance." He

I look coolly into the blue eyes of the person who is now my greatest opponent, the person who would keep me alive at his own expense. And I promise myself I will defeat his plan.

the fluffy golden squirrels turn out to be carnivorous and attack in packs, and the butterfly stings bring agony if not death. But

We won't go far. We'll use our own bows. You can have the meat for the kitchen," adds Gale.

Que empiecen los Septuagésimo Cuartos Juegos del Hambre, Cato —pienso—. Que empiecen de verdad».

To tell or not to tell?

My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead. It would be best for everyone if I were dead. . . . When

try not to look down on people who had to choose between death and disgrace.

She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.

Qué son las mentiras, sino intentos por ocultar algún tipo de debilidad?

Mantenerme con vida? Entonces lo entiendo: los Juegos no han terminado. Salimos de la arena, pero como no nos mataron, su último deseo de proteger mi vida sigue en pie.

It took about a week for his competitors to realize that he was the one to kill, but it was too late.

Los Snow siempre caen de pie.

No viewer could turn away from the show now. From the Gamemakers' point of view, this is the final word in entertainment.

It was Primrose Everdeen.

Besides, if he wants kids, Gale won't have any trouble finding a wife. He's good-looking, he's strong enough to handle the

it's not a mistake to go on living.

I think there's a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you've stepped across the line into evil, and it's your life's challenge to try and stay on the right side of that line.

She snags Gale, who's in a conversation with Plutarch, and spins him toward us. "Isn't he handsome?" Gale does look striking in the uniform, I guess. But the question just embarrasses us both, given our history. I'm trying to think of a witty comeback, when Boggs says brusquely, "Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.

Happy Hunger Games!" He plucks a few blackberries from the bushes around us. "And may the odds —" He tosses a berry in a high arc toward me.

I feel fine, really. Except for my head, and my leg, and the soreness from the bruises, and the nausea that hit a couple minutes after I ate. Maybe the wheelchair's a good idea.

Entonces ¿cómo pagan por el placer de tu compañía? —Con secretos —responde en voz baja.