Suzanne Collins Quotes - Page 13

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• "I'm so sorry," I whisper. I lean forward and kiss him. His eyelashes flutter and he looks at me through a haze of opiates. "Hey, Catnip." "Hey, Gale," I say. "Thought you'd be gone by now," he says. My choices are simple. I can die like a quarry in the woods or I can die here beside Gale. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble." "Me, too," Gale says. He just manages a smile before the drugs pull him back under.

  Suzanne Collins

  Sorry, Kissing, Simple

  "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". Book by Suzanne Collins, September 1, 2009.

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• One night, I was lying in bed, and I was channel surfing between reality TV programs and actual war coverage. On one channel, there's a group of young people competing for I don't even know; and on the next, there's a group of young people fighting in an actual war. I was really tired, and the lines between these stories started to blur in a very unsettling way. That's the moment when Katniss's story came to me.

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  War, Lying, Tired

  "A Killer Story: An Interview with Suzanne Collins, Author of ‘The Hunger Games’ | Under Cover". Interview with Rick Margolis, www.slj.com. September 1, 2008.

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• If he wants me broken, then I will have to be whole.

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  Broken, Want, Whole

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1199, Scholastic Inc.

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• The most exciting thing either of us does is nap.

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  Naps, Doe, Exciting

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.393, Scholastic Inc.

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• To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.

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  Boys, Connections, Bread

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.32, Scholastic Inc.

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• No. Now, shut up and eat your pears.

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  Humorous, Shut Up, Pears

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• Katniss, the girl who was on fire!

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  Girl, President Snow, Games

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.65, Scholastic Inc.

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• And suddenly, it's as if there's no one in the world but these two, crashing through space to reach each other. They collide, enfold, lose their balance, and slam against a wall, where they stay. Clinging into one being. Indivisible.

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  Wall, Two, Space

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1208, Scholastic Inc.

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• Yes, and I’m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.

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  People, Bags, Arena

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.85, Scholastic Inc.

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• The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life.

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  Skins, Bread, Heat

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.31, Scholastic Inc.

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• It's there. The white rose among the dried flowers in the vase. Shriveled and fragile, but holding on to that unnatural perfection cultivated in Snows greenhouse. I grab the vase, stumble down to the kitchen, and throw its contents into the embers. As the flowers flare up, a burst of blue flame envelops the rose and devours it. Fire beats roses again.

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  Flower, Fire, Blue

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• If it's true, why do they leave us to live like this? With the hunger and the killings and the Games?" And suddenly I hate this imaginary underground city of District 13 and those who sit by, watching us die. They're no better than the Capitol.

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  Hate, Games, Cities

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.674, Scholastic Inc.

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• The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.

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  Song, Catching On, Flames

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.981, Scholastic Inc.

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• I don't care if you got knocked up. I can still rip your throat out

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  Rip, Knocked Up, Care

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• That what?" "That I knew i misjudged you. That you love him. I'm not saying In what way. Maybe you don't know yourself. But anyone paying attention could see how much you care about him," he says gently.

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  Bereavement, Attention, Care

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• Rue, who when you ask her what she loves most in the world, replies, of all things, “Music.

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  World, Rue, All Things

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.206, Scholastic Inc.

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• I can hear President Snow's voice in my head. 'On the seventy-fifth anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the capital, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors.

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  President Snow, Voice, Overcoming

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.175, Scholastic Inc.

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• So we both strip off our boots and socks and, while there’s some improvement, I could swear he’s making an effort to snap every branch we encounter

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  Effort, Encounters, Boots

  Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.315, Scholastic Inc.

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• And she’s very clever, Peeta. Well, she was. Until you outfoxed her

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  Clever, Very Clever, Wells

  Suzanne Collins (2012). “The Hunger Games”, p.253, Scholastic

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• Something small and quiet, like a match being struck, lights up the gloom inside of me.

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  Depression, Light, Quiet

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.626, Scholastic UK

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• Did you love Annie right away, Finnick?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.

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  Long, Add, Annie

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.174, Scholastic Inc.

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• And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. “Don’t do that,” I say. “What? Come up or stay under?” he says. “Either. Neither. Whatever

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  Long, Underwater, Next

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.307, Scholastic Inc.

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• At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages. It completely upset my digestion." ... My mother taught Prim and me to eat properly, so yes, I can handle a fork and knife. But I hate Effie Trinket's comment so much I make a point of eating the rest of my meal with my fingers. Then I wipe my hands on the tablecloth. This makes her purse her lips tightly together.

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  Mother, Couple, Hate

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• We star-crossed lovers of District 12, who suffered so much and enjoyed so little the rewards of our victory, do not seek our fans' favor, grace them with our smiles, or catch their kisses. We are unforgiving. And I love it. Getting to be myself at last.

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  Stars, Kissing, Grace

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.212, Scholastic Inc.

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• All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some dramatic difference between writing 'Little Bear' and the 'Hunger Games,' and as a writer, for me, there isn't.

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  Writing, Character, Thinking

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