Cinna Quotes

• I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you.

  Suzanne Collins

  Games, Would Be, If I Could

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.141, Scholastic Inc.

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• I don't know how to make people like me. Cinna, how do you make people like you?

  Suzanne Collins

  People, Like You, Like Me

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• Remember, girl on fire,” he says, “I'm still betting on you.

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, Fire, Remember

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, p.205, Scholastic

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• I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.

  Suzanne Collins

  Hurt, Catching On, Catching Fire

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.253, Scholastic Inc.

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• Remember, heads high. Smiles. They're going to love you!

  Suzanne Collins

  Love You, Remember

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

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• My mockingjay pin now lives with Cinna's outfit, but there's the gold locket and the silver parachute with the spile and Peeta's pearl. I knot the pearl into the corner of the parachute, bury it deep in the recesses of the bag, as if it's Peeta's life and no one can take it away as long as I guard it.

  Suzanne Collins

  Long, Gold, Bags

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.146, Scholastic Inc.

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• Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing's very overdone. No one will remember you in that. And we both see it has our job to make District 12 tributes unforgettable,' says Cinna. I'll be naked for sure, I think. 'So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal,' says Cinna. Naked and covered in black dust, i think. 'And what do we do with coal? We burn it,' says Cinna. 'You're not afraid of fire, are you, Katniss?' He sees my expression and grins.

  Suzanne Collins

  Jobs, Thinking, Fire

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• It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mind, Normal, Calm

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.62, Scholastic Inc.

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• Katniss, the girl who was on fire!

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, President Snow, Games

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

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• Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget. Lady licking Prim's cheek. My father's laugh. Peeta's father with the cookies. The colour of Finnick's eyes. What Cinna could do with a length of silk. Boggs reprogramming the Holo. Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight. On and on. We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their death count.

  Suzanne Collins

  Father, Eye, Water

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• No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, Fire, Names

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

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• That's right. Who am I thinking of? Oh, I know. It's Cinna who likes you. But that's mainly because you didn't try to run when he set you on fire," says Peeta. "On the other hand, Haymitch... well, if I were you, I'd avoid Haymitch completely. He hates you.

  Suzanne Collins

  Running, Hate, Thinking

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.300, Scholastic Inc.

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• And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.

  Suzanne Collins

  Beautiful, Confused, Hands

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.101, Scholastic UK

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• The fans of 'The Hunger Games,' of the book, are very passionate. It's funny: Even at my concerts there are people holding up 'Cinna' signs.

  Lenny Kravitz

  Funny, Book, Games

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• Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

  Suzanne Collins

  Movie, Odds, President Snow

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.21, Scholastic Inc.

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• My mouth has gone dry as sawdust. I desperately find Cinna in the crowd and lock eyes with him. I imagine the words coming from his lips. 'What's impressed you most since you arrived here?' I rack my brain for something that made me happy here. Be honest, I think. Be honest.

  Suzanne Collins

  Eye, Thinking, Brain

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.122, Scholastic Inc.

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• On and on we seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count.

  Suzanne Collins

  Water, Promise, Pages

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.387, Scholastic Inc.

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• The more likable he is, the more deadly he is.” -Katniss Everdeen

  Suzanne Collins

  Katniss, Hunger Games Book, Capitol In Hunger Games

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• Charred bits of black silk swirl into the air, and pearls clatter to the stage… I’m in a dress of the exact design of my wedding dress, only it’s the color of coal and made of tiny feathers. Wonderingly, I lift my long, flowing sleeves into the air, and that’s when I see myself on the television screen. Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings. Because Cinna had turned me into a mockingjay.

  Suzanne Collins

  Air, Color, Wings

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• I’ll be quite frank with you — I didn’t know about Hunger Games — so when I’m telling kids and they say, ‘Who are you playing?’ and I say Cinna, they go, ‘Oh you’re playing the gay guy.’ That was an actual answer. I’ve never brought that up yet. That’s how they perceived it. So I thought about it, and I read the book and I don’t see that he is or isn’t [gay]. He’s a designer, he’s a stylist, he has gold eyeliner—that doesn’t mean anything either way.

  Lenny Kravitz

  Book, Mean, Kids

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

  Suzanne Collins

  Pride

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

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• Im still betting on you. - Cinna.

  Suzanne Collins

  Stills, Betting

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• The pounding music, the cheers, the admiration work their way into my blood, and I can’t suppress my excitement. Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, Cheer, Fire

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

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• Then it’s just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Almost rigid with determination, she does my hair and nails and makeup, fingers flying swiftly to compensate for her absent teammates. The whole time, she avoids my gaze. It’s only when Cinna shows up to approve me and dismiss her that she takes my hands, looks me straight in the eye, and says, “We would all like you to know what a…privilege it has been to make you look your best.” Then she hastens from the room.

  Suzanne Collins

  Tattoo, Determination, Eye

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.800, Scholastic Inc.

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• The question is, what are you going to do?" It turns out the question that's been eating away at me has only ever had one possible answer. But it took Peeta's ploy for me to recognize it. What am I going to do? I take a deep breath. My arms rise slightly - as if recalling the black-and-white wings Cinna gave me - then come to rest at my sides. "I'm going to be the Mockingjay.

  Suzanne Collins

  Black And White, Wings, Answers

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.31, Scholastic Inc.

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