Suzanne Collins Quotes - Page 7

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• Katniss. I remember about the bread.

  Suzanne Collins

  Katniss, Bread, Remember

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.230, Scholastic Inc.

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• there's plenty of blame to go around.

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  Blame, Plenty

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

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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.

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  Lost, Forks, Stabbing

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.244, 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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• Frankly, I could use a little sugarcoating.

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  Use, Littles

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.687, Scholastic UK

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

  Suzanne Collins

  Careers, Want, Find Me

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

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• We sit in silence awhile then I blurt out the thing that's on both our minds. "How are we going to kill these people, Peeta?

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  People, Silence, Mind

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, p.183, Scholastic

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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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• Unfortunately, I can't seal the sponsor deals for you. Only Haymitch can do that," says Effie grimly. "But don't worry, I'll get him to the table at gunpoint if necessary." Although lacking in many departments, Effie Trinket has a certain determination I have to admire.

  Suzanne Collins

  Determination, Worry, Tables

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• 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.

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• Haymitch said you'd take a lot of convincing.

  Suzanne Collins

  Said, Convincing, Haymitch

  Suzanne Collins (2012). “The Hunger Games”, p.232, Scholastic

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• I've asked you fifty questions and still have no sense of your life, your family, what you care about. They want to know about you, Katniss." "But I don't want them to! They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to time in the past!" I say.

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  Past, Katniss, Care

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.159, Scholastic Inc.

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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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• They're betting on how long I'll live!" I burst out. "They're not my friends!" "Well, try and pretend!" snaps Effie. Then she composes herself and beams at me. "See, like this. I'm smiling at you even though you're aggravating me.

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  Long, Trying, Beam

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.110, Scholastic Inc.

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• Someone ought to get Haymitch a drink.

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  Drink, Ought, Haymitch

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.94, Scholastic Inc.

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

  Suzanne Collins

  Cells, Scream, Familiar

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

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• You and me Haymitch.Very cozy.Picnics, birthdays, long winter nights sitting around the fire retelling old Hunger Games tale. -Peeta Mellark

  Suzanne Collins

  Winter, Night, Fire

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• The only thing worse than fighting a giant scorpion was fighting a giant scorpion who was trying to protect her young.

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  Mother, Fighting, Trying

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.653, Scholastic Inc.

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• They recognize me. Of course they recognize me. My face is uncovered and I'm standing here outside of District 12 pointing an arrow at them. Who else would I be?

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  Arrows, Faces, District 12

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.140, Scholastic Inc.

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• You know, you're kind of squeamish for such a lethal person

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  Kind, Persons, Knows

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.181, Scholastic UK

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• the evil thing is inside, not out.

  Suzanne Collins

  Evil, Evil Things

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”, p.301, Scholastic

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• A need for revenge can burn long and hot. Especially if every glance in a mirror reinforces it.

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  Revenge, Mirrors, Long

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1385, Scholastic Inc.

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• You're not going to die. I forbid it. All right?" "All right," he whispers.

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  Dies

  Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.261, Scholastic Inc.

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• Never having been in love, this is going to be a real trick. I think of my parents. The way my father never failed to bring her gifts from the woods. The way my mother's face would light up at the sound of his boots at the door. The way she almost stopped living when he died.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mother, Father, Real

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.343, Scholastic Inc.

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• Peeta smiles at me, sad and mocking. "Okay. Thanks for the tip, sweetheart.

  Suzanne Collins

  Thanks, Sweetheart, Okay

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.137, Scholastic Inc.

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