Suzanne Collins Quotes - Page 7

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• there's plenty of blame to go around.

  Suzanne Collins

  Blame, Plenty

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.6, Scholastic Inc.

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• It's just me and the Bane. And I'm fighting him because he killed all of those innocent mice and people, and I have to stop him. Not because Sandwich says so but because I say so.

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  Fighting, People, Sandwiches

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• How much better my life has been for knowing him. For loving him, even if it's only in the limited way that I can manage. But I never get the chance.

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  Knowing, Way, Chance

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.186, Scholastic Inc.

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• "I'm not their slave," the man mutters.
  "I am," I say. "That's why I killed Cato ... and he killed Thresh ... and he killed Clove ... and she tried to kill me. It just goes around and around, and who wins? Not us. Not the districts. Always the Capitol. But I'm tired of being a piece in their Games."

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  Tired, Winning, Men

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.215, Scholastic Inc.

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• I can't argue that Finnick isn't one of the most stunning, sensuous people on the planet. But I can honestly say he's never been attractive to me. Maybe he's too pretty, or maybe he's too easy to get, or maybe it's really that he'd just be too easy to lose.

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  People, Arguing, Easy

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.402, Scholastic UK

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• They more than do their work, they take pride in it. Like Cinna.

  Suzanne Collins

  Pride, Cinna

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.103, Scholastic Inc.

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• Do i really want him dead? What i want... what i want is to have him back.

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  Want, Want Him

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

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• "If I could grow wings, I could fly. Only people can't grow wings," he say's. "Real or not real?" "Real," I say. "But people don't need wings to survive." "Mockingjays do."

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  Real, Wings, People

  "Mockingjay". Book by Suzanne Collins, August 24, 2010.

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• I will never have a life with Gale even if I want to.

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  Gale, Want, Ifs

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, p.40, Scholastic

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• I must still look perplexed because Gale delivers the next line very slowly. “Katniss…he’s still trying to keep you alive.” To keep me alive? And then I understand. The Games are still on.

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  Games, Katniss, Trying

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.30, Scholastic Inc.

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• it is a perfect weapon

  Suzanne Collins

  Perfect, Weapons

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• Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.

  Suzanne Collins

  Lost, Forks, Stabbing

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.244, Scholastic Inc.

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• I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn!

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  Mean, Sleep, Dawn

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.153, Scholastic Inc.

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• There's no district 12 to escape from now, no Peacekeepers to trick, no hungry mouths to feed. The Capitol took away all of that, and I'm on the verge of losing Gale as well. The glue of mutual needs that bonded us so tightly together for all those years is melting away.

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  Years, Melting Away, Together

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

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• In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival. A plump person is envied because they aren't scraping by like the majority of us. But here is different. Wrinkles aren't desirable. A round belly isn't a sign of success.

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  Wrinkles, Elderly, People

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.167, Scholastic Inc.

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• But I don't know what to him about the aftermath of killing a person. About how they never leave you.

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  Aftermath, Killing, Persons

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”, p.59, Scholastic

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• Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.

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  Responsibility, People, Political

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.223, Scholastic Inc.

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• Fine. I'll train. But I'm going to the stinking capitol if I have to kill a crew and fly there myself." Says Johanna. "Probably best not to bring that up in training," I say. "But it's nice to know I'll have a ride.

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  Nice, Training, Crew

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.235, Scholastic Inc.

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• Peeta and I had adjoining cells in the capitol. We're very familiar with each other's screams.

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  Cells, Scream, Familiar

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.241, Scholastic Inc.

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• They can't hurt me. I'm not like the rest of you. There's no one left I love.

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  Hurt, Hurt Me, Left

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.150, Scholastic Inc.

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• If the careers want me, let them find me.

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  Careers, Want, Find Me

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.129, Scholastic UK

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• Her name's Prim. She's just twelve. And I love her more than anything.

  Suzanne Collins

  Names, Twelve

  Suzanne Collins (2012). “The Hunger Games (Movie tie-in)”, p.106, Scholastic UK

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• Despite what I feel for Peeta, this is when I accept deep down that he'll never come back to me. Or i'll never go back to him. I'll die for my trouble. And he'll die insane and hating me.

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  Hate, Insane, Trouble

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.198, Scholastic Inc.

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• Ally." Peeta says the words slowly, tasting it. "Friend. Lover. Victor. Enemy. Fiancee. Target. Mutt. Neighbor. Hunter. Tribute. Ally. I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out. The problem is, I can't tell what's real anymore, and what's made up.

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  Real, Enemy, Trying

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• How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I’m certain I love?

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  World, Certain, Persons

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

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