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Doors are for those who lack enemies.

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Doors, Enemy, Gregor The Overlander

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.40, Scholastic Inc.

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I wish she was dead,' he says. 'I wish they were all dead and we were, too. It would be best.

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Wish, Would Be, Finnick

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.389, Scholastic Inc.

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So, here’s what you do. You win, you go home. She can’t turn you down then, eh?” says Caesar encouragingly. “I don’t think it’s going to work out. Winning…won’t help in my case,” says Peeta. “Why ever not?” says Caesar, mystified. Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. “Because…because…she came here with me.

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Home, Winning, Thinking

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.125, Scholastic Inc.

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Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he's also brought a rich and powerful vision of Panem, its brutality and excesses, to the film as well. His world building's fantastic, whether it be the Seam or the Capitol.

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Powerful, Faithful, Vision

"Suzanne Collins Talks About the Hunger Games Movie" by Kara McGrath, www.seventeen.com. March 1, 2012.

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I noticed the plants growing around me. Tall with leaves like arrowheads. Blossoms with three white petals. I knelt down in the water, my fingers digging into the soft mud, and I pulled up handfuls of the roots. Small, bluish tubers that don’t look like much but boiled or baked are as good as any potato. “Katniss,” I said aloud. It’s the plant I was named for. And I heard my father’s voice joking, “As long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve.

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Father, Plants Growing, Voice

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.47, Scholastic Inc.

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To be honest, I'm not much of a drinker. It makes me sick, and I hate that.

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Hate, Sick, Honest

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How about you, Mockingjay? You feel totally safe?” “Oh, yeah. Right up until I got shot,” I say.

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Safe, Yeah, Shots

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.220, Scholastic Inc.

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We hand the meat over to Greasy Sae in the kitchen. She likes District 13 well enough, even though she thinks the cooks are somewhat lacking in imagination. But a woman who came up with a palatable wild dog and rhubarb stew is bound to feel as if her hands are tied here.

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Dog, Thinking, Hands

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.55, Scholastic Inc.

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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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We each get fifteen minutes before the Gamemakers to amaze them with our skills, but I don't know what any of us might have to show them. There's a lot of kidding about it at lunch. What we might do. Sing, dance, strip, tell jokes. Mags, who i can understand a little better now, decides she's just going to take a nap.

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Skills, Lunch, Naps

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There's a meeting in Command. Disregard your current schedule,' he says. 'Done,' I say. 'Did you follow it at all today?' he asks in exasperation. 'Who knows? I'm mentally disoriented.' I hold up my wrist to show my medical bracelet and realize it's gone. 'See? I can't even remember they took my bracelet.' (Katniss and Boggs)

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Katniss, Gone, Done

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.131, 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.

Suzanne Collins

Writing, Character, Thinking

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The problem is, I can’t tell what’s real anymore, and what’s made up.

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Real, Problem, Made

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.270, Scholastic Inc.

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You've got to go through it to get to the end of it.

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Catching Fire, Hunger, Ends

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.12, Scholastic Inc.

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We're supposed to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love.

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Being In Love, Stuff, Supposed To Be

Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.301, Scholastic Inc.

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The Eleventh Plague hits disturbingly close to home An excellent, taut debut novel.

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Home, Excellent, Novel

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Here began countless days of hunting and snaring, fishing and gathering, roaming together through the woods, unloading our thoughts while we filled our game bags. This was the doorway to both sustenance and sanity. And we were each other's key.

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Hunting, Keys, Fishing

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.127, Scholastic Inc.

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Where did they get those screams, Katniss?

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Katniss, Scream

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.342, Scholastic Inc.

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My name is Katniss Everdeen. My home is District Twelve. Peeta was taken prisoner. He is thought to be dead. Most likely is dead. It would probably be best if he were dead... - Katniss EverdeenS

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Taken, Home, Names

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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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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.

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Moving, Fall, Games

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.170, Scholastic Inc.

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Oh, well. At least my blood is flowing.

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Blood, Oh Well, Wells

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.81, Scholastic Inc.

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It's amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.

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Book, Designer, Artistry

"'The Hunger Games' Author Suzanne Collins Praises Lionsgate's Adaptation" by Rebecca Ford, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 01, 2012.

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And, my God, the actors. The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. It’s such a pleasure to see how they’ve embodied the characters and brought them to life.

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Character, Boards, Actors

"'The Hunger Games' Author Suzanne Collins Praises Lionsgate's Adaptation" by Rebecca Ford, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 01, 2012.

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Peeta looks me right in the eye and gives my hand what I think is meant to be a reassuring squeeze. Maybe it's just a nervous spasm.

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Eye, Thinking, Hands

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.46, Scholastic Inc.

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