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Quotes About Determination

Tuck in your tail, little duck.
~ Suzanne Collins
I WILL KILL SNOW.
~ Suzanne Collins
I point to the planes burning on the roof of the warehouse across from us. The Capitol seal on a wing glows clearly through the flames. 'Fire is catching!' I am shouting now, determined that he will not miss a word. 'And if we burn, you burn with us!
~ Suzanne Collins
I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn!
~ Suzanne Collins
Well, you know what they say. The show's not over until the mockingjay sings," she said.
~ Suzanne Collins
I cannot afford to get upset, to leave this room with puffy eyes and a red nose. Crying is not an option.
~ Suzanne Collins
Deciding not to run away is a crucial first step.
~ Suzanne Collins
What am I going to do? I take a deep breath. My arms rise slightly—as if recalling the black-and-white wings Cinna gave me—then come to rest at my sides. "I'm going to be the Mockingjay.
~ Suzanne Collins
Aim higher in case you fall short." ? Catching Fire
~ Suzanne Collins
I have plenty of fire myself.
~ Suzanne Collins
Volaste la comida en pedazos?-susurra. -Hasta el ultimo trocito. -Vas a ganar. -Lo hare. Ahora voy a ganar por las dos
~ Suzanne Collins
There was nothing to do but keep moving forward and make the moments count.
~ Suzanne Collins
When one of ours is hit, we hit back twice as hard. The Hunger Games will go forward, with more energy and commitment than ever before, as we add your name to the long list of the innocent who died defending a righteous and just land.
~ Suzanne Collins
The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand.
~ Suzanne Collins
But for better or worse, I am not motivated by kindness.
~ Suzanne Collins
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~ I'll survive.
But what is a slingshot against a 220 pound male with a sword?
~ Suzanne Collins
Boggs quickly examines my face, then scoops me up and jogs for the runway. Halfway there, I puke on his bulletproof vest. It's hard to tell because he's short of breath, but I think he sighs.
~ Suzanne Collins
You just remember who the enemy is," Haymitch says. "That's all.
~ Suzanne Collins
Johanna, frankly, I could easily kill if it came down to protecting Peeta. Or maybe even just to shut her up. What
~ Suzanne Collins
Remember, girl on fire," he says, "I'm still betting on you." He
~ Suzanne Collins
there's only one future, if I want to keep those I love alive and stay alive myself. I'll have to marry Peeta.
~ Suzanne Collins
My heart starts to pound, I can feel my face burning. Without thinking, I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the Gamemakers' table. I hear shouts of alarm as people stumble back. The arrow skewers the apple in the pig's mouth and pins it to the wall behind it. Everyone stares at me in disbelief. "Thank you for your consideration," I say. Then I give a slight bow and walk straight towards the exit without being dismissed.
~ Suzanne Collins
I know every arrow must count, and they do. In the eerie light,
~ Suzanne Collins