Quotes About Attachment

I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.

You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me.

I don't know what it is with Finnick and bread, but he seems obsessed with handling it.

Well, I can't leave Mags behind," says Finnick. "She's one of the few people who actually likes me.

if he goes and dies on me now, I know I'll go completely insane.

He never lets go of Annie's hand. Not when they walk, not when they eat. I doubt he ever plans to.

Did you love Annie right away, Finnick?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.

My mockingjay pin now lives with Cinna's outfit, but there's the gold locket and the silver parachute with the spile and Peeta's pearl. I knot the pearl into the corner of the parachute, bury it deep in the recesses of the bag, as if it's Peeta's life and no one can take it away as long as I guard it.

I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.

Before anyone can ask anything, I empty my game bag and it becomes 18:00 - Cat Adoration . Prim just sits on the floor weeping and rocking that awful Buttercup, who interrupts his purring only for an occasional hiss at me. He gives me a particularly smug look when she ties the blue ribbon around his neck.

How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I'm certain I love?

I don't stand a chance if he doesn't get better. You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me." "The way I always felt wrong kissing him because of you," I say. Gale holds my gaze. "If I thought that was true, I could almost live with the rest of it.

People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim. Maybe there will be enough fondness to keep her alive.

Por qué me lo cuentas ahora? -Porque no quiero que olvides lo distintas que son nuestras circunstancias. Si mueres y yo vivo, no quedará nada para mí en el Distrito 12. Tú lo eres todo para mí -me dice-. Nunca volvería a ser feliz. [pp. 367]

I'd begun to think that he'd given up on me in the weeks that had passed. Or that he no longer cared about me. Hated me even. And the idea of losing him forever, my best friend, the only person I'd ever trusted with my secrets, was so painful I couldn't stand it.

He wanted to stay there forever, letting her soothe him, pretending he was just a kid and his mom could make everything okay.

If she cries, he will nose his way into her arms and curl up there until she calms down and falls asleep. I'm so glad I didn't drown him.

Where's lover boy, huh? Still hanging on?

It's as if someone fashioned a small golden bird and then attached a ring around it. The bird is connected to the ring only by its wing tips.

it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.

Una última vez? ¿Para la audiencia? —me dice, no en tono enfadado, sino hueco, lo que es mucho peor. El chico del pan empieza a alejarse de mí. Lo cojo de la mano con fuerza, preparándome para las cámaras y temiendo el momento en que no me quede más remedio que dejarlo marchar.

Lo cojo de la mano con fuerza, preparándome para las cámaras y temiendo el momento en que no me quede más remedio que dejarlo marchar.

I buoni hanno un modo tutto loro di entrarmi nel cuore e metterci le radici. E non posso lasciare che lo faccia Peeta. Non dove stiamo andando

The thought of that scruffy old Buttercup posting himself on the bed to watch over Prim comforts me. If she cries, he will nose his way into her arms and curl up there until she calms down and falls asleep. I'm so glad I didn't drown him.