Quotes About Adversity

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol.

Even if times got bad, he would never again deny himself the possibility that the future might be happy even if the present was painful. He would allow himself dreams.

The star-crossed lovers

Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack. (Katness in The Hunger Games)

Courage in battle was often necessary because of someone else's poor planning.

And don't you let your guard down for a second because you think anything's inevitable.

Peeta smiles and douses Haymitch's knife in white liquor from a bottle on the floor. He wipes the blade clean on his shirt tail and slices the bread. Peeta keeps all of us in fresh baked goods. I hunt. He bakes. Haymitch drinks. We have our own ways to stay busy, to keep thought of our time as contestants in the Hunger Games at bay.

Greeting to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed," he says. "Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Cinna just smiles. 'Had a damp morning?' 'You could wring me out,' I reply. Cinna puts his arm around my shoulder and leads me into lunch. ' Don't worry, I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself.

Our romance became a key strategy for our survival in the arena. Only it wasn't just a strategy for Peeta.

Es mejor no rendirte a ello. Resulta diez veces más difícil recuperarte que hundirte.

Let the Hunger Games Begin!

Something keeps me moving forward, though. A lifetime of watching the Hunger Games lets me know that certain areas of the arena are rigged for certain attacks. And that if I can just get away from this section, I might be able to move out of reach of the launchers. I might also then fall straight into a pit of vipers, but I can't worry about that now.

En algún momento hay que dejar de correr y hacerles frente a tus enemigos, lo difícil es reunir el valor suficiente para hacerlo.

Who says i can't handle it? I can handle it," said Gregor obviously not handling it.

Es como un juego, repetitivo, incluso algo tedioso después de más de veinte años. Aun así, sé que hay juegos mucho peores.

Porque, a veces, a las personas les ocurren cosas que no están preparadas para afrontar.

I'm banged up and bloody and someone seems to be hammering on my left temple from inside my skull.

Tuck in your tail, little duck.

Suzanne Collins

Chins up smiles on - Effie Trinket

She's a survivor, that one.

My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting.

Katniss Everdeen, The Girl On Fire!