“ Yes, they have to have a victor. Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers' faces. They'd have failed the Capitol. Might possibly even be executed, slowly and painfully, while… Suzanne Collins
“ Because it doesn't matter anymore, and because I'm so desperately lonely I can't stand it. Suzanne Collins
“ Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any of them. Suzanne Collins
“ You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile."Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids closed as if she's warding off a very bright light."No," I sa… Suzanne Collins
“ I pound on the glass, screaming my head off. Everyone ignores me except for some Capitol attendant who appears behind me and offers me a beverage. Suzanne Collins
“ Are you preparing for another war, Plutarch?" I ask."Oh, not now. Now we're in a sweet period where everyone agrees that our recent horrors should never be repeated," he says. "But collective thinking… Suzanne Collins
“ Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear. Suzanne Collins
“ Peeta,” I say lightly. “You said at the interview you’d had a crush on me forever. When did forever start?”“Oh, let’s see. I guess the first day of school. We were five. You had on a red plaid dress a… Suzanne Collins
“ You have a... remarkable memory.""I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't paying attention. Suzanne Collins
“ Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in the arena… Suzanne Collins
