Suzanne Collins Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving, Stories, World

• And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.

  Suzanne Collins

  Love, Smile, Sweet

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.67, Scholastic Inc.

• There's a chance that the old Peeta, the one who loves you, is still inside. Trying to get back to you. Don't give up on him.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving Up, Love You, Don't Give Up

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.184, Scholastic Inc.

• I go to the saltwater and wash off the blood, trying to decide which I hate more, pain or itching. Fed up, I stomp back onto the beach, turn my face upward and snap, "Hey, Haymitch, if you're not too drunk, we could use a little something for our skin." It's almost funny how quickly the parachute appears above me. I reach up and the tube lands squarely in my open hand. "About time" I say, but I can't keep the scowl on my face. Haymitch. What I wouldn't give for five minutes of conversation with him.

  Suzanne Collins

  Beach, Pain, Hate

• Even though I don't ask, Plutarch gives me cheerful updates on the phone like "Good news, Katniss! I think we've almost got him convinced you're not a mutt!" Or "Today he was allowed to feed himself pudding!

  Suzanne Collins

  Thinking, Phones, Katniss

• I look at Peeta and he gives me a sad smile. I hear Haymitch's voice. "You could do a lot worse." At this moment, it's impossible to imagine how I could do any better. The gift...it is perfect. So when I rise up on my tiptoe to kiss him, it doesn't seem forced at all.

  Suzanne Collins

  Kissing, Voice, Giving

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.59, Scholastic Inc.

• Pity does not get you aid. Admiration at your refusal to give in does.

  Suzanne Collins

  Katniss, Giving, Doe

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.174, Scholastic Inc.

• I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. "Tuck your tail in, little duck," I say, smoothing the blouse back in place. Prim giggles and give me a small "Quack." "Quack yourself," I say with a light laugh. The kind only Prim can draw out of me.

  Suzanne Collins

  Light, Ducks, Giving

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.17, Scholastic Inc.

• Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that again.” “Or what?” I ask. “Or . . . or . . .” He can’t think of anything good. “Just give me a minute.

  Suzanne Collins

  Thinking, Giving, Trying

• Sometimes when things are particularly bad, my brain will give me a happy dream.

  Suzanne Collins

  Dream, Giving, Brain

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.234, Scholastic Inc.

• The main thing I feel is a sense of relief. That I can give up this game. That the question of whether I can succeed in this venture has been answered, even if that answer is a resounding no. That if desperate times call for desperate measures, I am free to act as desperately as I want.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving Up, Desperate Measures, Games

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.75, Scholastic Inc.

• Sometimes when things are particularly bad, my brain will give me a happy dream. [...] When I fully awaken, I'm momentarily comforted. I try to hold on to the peaceful feeling of the dream, but it quickly slips away, leaving me sadder than ever.

  Suzanne Collins

  Dream, Giving, Leaving

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.318, Scholastic Inc.

• I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving, Tears, Target

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.23, Scholastic Inc.

• Caesar Flickerman asks if the president has a date in mind. "Oh, before we set a date, we better clear it with Katniss's mother," says the president. The audience gives a big laugh and the president puts his arm around me. "Maybe if the whole country puts its mind to it, we can get you married before you're thirty." "You'll probably have to pass a new law," I say with a giggle. "If that's what it takes," says the president with conspiratorial good humor. Oh, the fun we two have together.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mother, Country, Fun

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.76, Scholastic Inc.

• Peeta rinses the pearl off in the water and hands it to me. “For you.” I hold it out on my palm and examine its iridescent surface in the sunlight. Yes, I will keep it. For the few remaining hours of my life I will keep it close. This last gift from Peeta. The only one I can really accept. Perhaps it will give me strength in the final moments.

  Suzanne Collins

  Hands, Giving, Water

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.365, Scholastic Inc.

• All I can think of is the emaciated bodies of children on our kitchen table as my mother prescribes what the parent's can't give. More food.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mother, Children, Thinking

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.80, Scholastic Inc.

• Upon this crown my pledge I give, To my last breath,I hold this choice, I will your unjust deaths avenge, All here who died without a voice.

  Suzanne Collins

  Voice, Giving, Choices

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “The Underland Chronicles #4: Gregor and the Marks of Secret”, p.185, Scholastic Inc.

• By the end of the session, I am no one at all. Haymitch started drinking somewhere around witty, and a nasty edge has crept into his voice. "I give up, sweetheart. Just answer the questions and try not to let the audience see how openly you despise them.

  Suzanne Collins

  Witty, Giving Up, Drinking

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

• I will never give up if you never give in.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving Up, I Will Never Give Up, Never Give In

• Glimmer, I hear someone call her - ugh, the names the people in District 1 give their children are so ridiculous.

  Suzanne Collins

  Children, Names, People

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.177, Scholastic Inc.

• As I descend the stairs, I can’t help brushing my fingers along the unblemished white marble walls. So cold and beautiful. Even in the Capitol, there’s nothing to match the magnificence of this old building. But there is no give to the surface - only my flesh yields, my warmth taken. Stone conquers people every time.

  Suzanne Collins

  Beautiful, Wall, Taken

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.209, Scholastic Inc.

• A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were clasped together, and she stared fixatedly at a small stain on the tablecloth. Gregor remembered seeing her that way so many nights after his dad had disappeared. He didn't know what to say. He didn't want to scare her or shock her or ever give her any more pain. So, he stepped into the light of the kitchen and said the one thing he knew she wanted to hear most in the world. "Hey, Mom. We're home.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mom, Mother, Pain

• They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.

  Suzanne Collins

  Beautiful, Dream, Hands

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1455, Scholastic Inc.

• 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 say looking at Peeta with a new sense of apreciation. "Neither of us even knew what we were going to do before we went in." "And Haymitch?" says Peeta. "We decided we don't want any other allies in the arena." "Good. Then I won't be responsible for you killing off any of my friends with your stupidity," he says.

  Suzanne Collins

  Light, Giving, Stupidity

• Yes, everyone in the districts will be watching me to see how I handle this death sentence, this final act of President Snow’s dominance. They will be looking for some sign that their battles have not been in vain. If I can make it clear that I’m still defying the Capitol right up to the end, the Capitol will have killed me…but not my spirit. What better way to give hope to the rebels?

  Suzanne Collins

  President Snow, Giving, Battle

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