But just before they cut back to the main newscaster, I see the unmistakable flash of that same mockingjay’s wing. The reporter has simply been incorporated into the old footage. She’s not in District 13 at all. Which begs the question, What is?
Im still betting on you. – Cinna.
On and on we seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count.
Crying is not an option.
Smiling is mostly about smiling more.
I will never have a life with Gale even if I want to.
I stare at the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not.
One of the most memorable things I hear is when someone tells me that my books got a reluctant reader to read.
Remember, heads high. Smiles. They’re going to love you!
Because that’s what you and I do, protect each other.
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?
You haven’t hurt people – you’ve given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it.
How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I’m certain I love?
Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
And here I am, strapped into a tree, a stone’s throw from the biggest idiot in the games.
To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.
Slowly, with many lost days, I come back to life.
I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.
When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years.
I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.