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So Haymitch, what do you think of the games have one hundred percent more competitors than usual?” asks Caesar. Haymitch shrugs. “I don’t see that it makes that much difference. They’ll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.

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Stupid, Thinking, Odds

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I don't have a talent, unless you count hunting illegally, which they don't. Or maybe singing, which I wouldn't do for the Capitol in a million years. My mother tried to interest me in a variety of suitable alternatives from a list Effie Trinket sent her. Cooking, flower arranging, playing the flute. None of them took, although Prim had a knack for all three. Finally Cinna stepped in and offered to help me develop my passion for designing clothes, which really required development since it was non-existent.

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Mother, Flower, Passion

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.39, Scholastic Inc.

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Never underestimate the power of a brillian stylist.

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Stylist, Underestimate, Never Underestimate

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Tonight. After the reaping, everyone is supposed to celebrate. And a a lot of people do, out of relief that their children have been spared for another year. But at least two families will pull their shutters, lock their doors, and try to figure out how they will survive the painful weeks to come.

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Children, Doors, Years

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.12, Scholastic Inc.

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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.

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Light, Ducks, Giving

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

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I can almost hear Haymitch groaning as I team up with this wispy child. But I want her. Because she's a survivor, and I trust her, and why not admit it? She reminds me of Prim.

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Children, Team, Survivor

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.268, Scholastic Inc.

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One slip. One slip in thousands. The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn't mattered.

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Odds, Favors, Slips

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

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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.

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Thinking, Giving, Trying

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In my mind, President Snow should be viewed in front of marble pillars hung with oversized flags. It's jarring to see him surrounded by the ordinary objects in the room. Like taking the lid off a pot and finding a fanged viper instead of stew.

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President Snow, Mind, Ordinary

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.18, Scholastic Inc.

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One time, my mother told me that I always eat like I'll never see food again. And I said, "I won't unless I bring it home." That shut her up.

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Mother, Home, Said

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.77, Scholastic Inc.

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The ones I loved fly as birds in the open sky above me. Soaring, weaving, calling to me to join them. I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them. The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Biting again and again. Dragging me beneath the surface.

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Taken, Sky, Wings

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I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.

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Morning, Fear, Taken

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.786, Scholastic UK

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Anyway, even if she's sugarcoating my good points, I appreciate it. Frankly, I could use a little sugarcoating.

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Appreciate, Use, Littles

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.240, Scholastic Inc.

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For me, it's better to wake up with a paintbrush than a knife in my hand. -Peeta

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Hands, Knives, Wake Up

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It's strange to be so physically close to someone who's so distant

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Strange, Hunger

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.274, Scholastic Inc.

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Just because people starve in a book, doesn't mean that we will starve in the future.

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Book, Mean, People

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Even in war there should be lines you didn't cross.

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War, Lines, Crosses

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.824, Scholastic Inc.

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Want a sugar cube? [...] They're supposed to be for the horses, but who cares? They've got years to eat sugar, whereas you and I . . . well, if we see something sweet we better grab it quick. [...] You're absolutely terrifying me in that get-up. What happened to the pretty little-girl dresses?

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Girl, Sweet, Horse

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Peeta, you were supposed to wake me after a couple of hours," I say. "For what? Nothing's going on here," he says. "Besides, I like watching you sleep. You don't scowl. Improves your looks a lot." This, of course, brings on a scowl that makes him grin.

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Couple, Sleep, Looks

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.260, Scholastic Inc.

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Go to sleep," he says softly. His hand brushes the lose strands of my hair off my forehead. Unlike the staged kisses and caresses so far, this gesture seems natural and comforting. I don't want him to stop and he doesn't. He's still stroking my hair when I fall asleep.

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Fall, Sleep, Kissing

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I send a silent thank-you to Dalton for suggesting I wash off the makeup. How ridiculous, how perverse I would feel presenting that painted Capitol mask to these people. The damage, the fatigue, the imperfections. That's how they recognize me, why I belong to them.

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Makeup, People, Imperfection

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.90, Scholastic Inc.

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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 star-crossed lovers

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Stars, Lovers, Star Crossed Lovers

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, p.73, Scholastic

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Gale and I were thrown together by a mutual need to survive. Peeta and I know the other's survival means our own death. How do you side step that?

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Mean, Katniss, Survival

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.107, Scholastic Inc.

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You can tell by the way the girls whisper about him when he walks by in school that they want him. It makes me jealous but not for the reason people would think. Good hunting partners are hard to find.

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Girl, Jealous, School

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.12, Scholastic Inc.

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