Quotes by Suzanne Collins

Its old, very old I think. Made up long ago in our hills. What my music teacher calls a mountain air. But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today.

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.

Maybe it was impossible. But maybe it wasnt. Like Vikus said, nothing would happen unless you hoped it could. If you had hope, maybe you could find the way to make things change. Because if you thought about it, there were so many reasons to try.

Shes not here, I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. Shes not here. You can hiss all you like. You wont find Prim. At her name, he perks up. Raises his flattened ears. Begins to meow hopefully. Get out! He dodges the pillow I throw at him. Go away! Theres nothing left for you here! I start to shake, furious with him. Shes not coming back! Shes never ever coming back here again! I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. Shes dead, you stupid cat. Shes dead.

But I dont know what to him about the aftermath of killing a person. About how they never leave you.

People of Panem, we fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice!” There‘s dead silence on the set. It goes on. And on. Finally, the intercom crackles and Haymitch‘s acerbic laugh fills the studio. He contains himself just long enough to say, “And that, my friends, is how a revolution dies.

Finnick and I sit for a long time in silence, watching the knots bloom and vanish, before I can ask, How do you bear it?Finnick looks at me in disbelief. I dont, Katniss! Obviously, I dont. I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find theres no relief in waking.Something in my expression stops him.Better not give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself together as it does to fall apart.Well, he must know. I take a deep breath, forcing myself back into one piece.

If Under fell, if Over leaped,If death was life and Death life reaped,Something rises from the gloom,To make the Underland a tombHear it scratching down below,Rat of long forgotten snow,Evil cloaked in coat of White,Will the Warrior drain your light?What could turn the Warrior week?What do burning Gnawers seek?Just a barely speaking pup That holds the Land of Under upDie the baby, die his heartDie his most essential partDie the peace that rules the hour,Gnawers have their key to power

Embrace the probability of your imminent death....and know there is nothing i can do to save you.

Warmblood now a bloodborne death,Will rob your body of its breathMark your skin and seal your fate The Underland becomes a plate

Only.. I want to do die as myself

She needs to wake up, said Boots. Hazard is crying. When does she wake up? Gregor could not find it within him to give his standard reply. To pretend that in a short time Thalia would be back with them, laughing and happy. And somehow it seemed wrong to try. Boots was getting older. Very soon, she would begin to realize the truth on her own, anyway. Shes not going wake up, he told her. Shes dead.She doesnt wake up? said Boots.No, not this time, said Gregor. This time, she had to go away.Boots looked around at all their faces, at Hazard crying. Where did she go? No one had an answer. Where is Thalia when she doesnt wake up?The question hung in the air for an eternity. Finally, it was Howard who spoke up. Why, shes in your heart, Boots.My heart? said Boots, putting both hands on her chest.Yes. Thats where she lives now, said Howard.She can fly away? asked Boots, pressing her palms tightly against her heart as if to keep Thalia from escaping.Oh, no, she will stay there forever, said Howard.

I want to tell the rebels that I am alive. That Im right here in District Eight, where the Capitol has just bombed a hospital full of unarmed men, women and children. There will be no survivors. The shock Ive been feeling begins to give way to fury. I want to tell people that if you think for one second the Capitol will treat us fairly if theres a cease-fire, youre deluding yourself. Because you know who they are and what they do. My hands go out automatically, as if to indicate the whole horror around me. This is what they do and we must fight back!President Snow says hes sending a message. Well I have one for him. You can torture us and bomb and burn our districts to the ground, but do you see that? One of the cameras follows where I point to the planes burning on the roof of a warehouse across from us. Fire is catching! I am shouting now, determined he will not miss a word of it, And if we burn, you burn with us!

Para que haya traición debe haber primero confianza.

For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.

Shame isnt a strong enough word for what I feel. You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know, Haymitch says.

Dont. Dont lets pretend when theres no one around.

Well, dont expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.

hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home, I say. Katniss, I live three houses away from you, he says.

Shes Prims size in diameter.