Quotes from Suzanne Collins

I guess this is a bad time to mention I hung a dummy and painted Seneca Crane's name on it," I say. This has the desired effect. After a moment of disbelief, all the disapproval in the room hits me like a ton of bricks.

Tenemos que bromear sobre el tema, porque la alternativa es morirse de miedo.

he was something of a looker. His hair dark and

You got to get through it to get to the end of it

As we reach the next corner, the entire block ahead of us lights up with a rich purple glow. We backpedal, hunker down in a stairwell, and squint into the light. Something's happening to those illuminated by it. They're assaulted by . . . what? A sound? A wave? A laser? Weapons fall from their hands, fingers clutch their faces, as blood sprays from all visible orifices — eyes, noses, mouths, ears. In less than a minute, everyone's dead and the glow vanishes.

The symbol of the revolution. The Mockingjay.

A mi me hace avanzar el odio. Cuando la energía del odio desaparezca no serviré para nada.

Things seemed clear in my head and even when I talked before the crowd, but the words never came out of the pen right. Besides,

People keep talking at me, talking, talking, talking

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I am free to act as desperately as I wish.

And if we burn, you burn with us!

Fire burns brighter in the dark.

Cover yourself!" I lift my gun.

gave him the weapon he needed to break me. Finnick and I sit for a long time in silence, watching

District Twelve. Where you can starve to death in safety," I mutter.

it's like they can read my thoughts. "The locket didn't work, did it?" Peeta says, even though Finnick is right there. Even though everyone can hear him. "Katniss?

hope wasn't lost.

No digo que no sea duro, pero hay otras personas que harán que tu vida merezca la pena.

Peeta. How Foxface stole the food from the supply pile before I blew it up, how she tried to take enough to stay alive but not enough that anyone would notice it, how she wouldn't

A thick carrot soup, green salad, lamb chops and mashed potatoes, cheese and fruit, a chocolate cake.

You love me. Real or not real?

I have the pearl, though, secured in a parachute with the spile and the medicine at my waist. I hope it makes it back to District 12. Surely my mother and Prim will know to return it to Peeta before they bury my body.

Any last words of advice?" Peeta asks. "Stay alive," Haymitch says gruffly. That's

Hope is the only thing stronger then fear.