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Yes, they have to have a victor. Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers' faces. They'd have failed the Capitol. Might possibly even be executed, slowly and painfully, while the cameras broadcast it to every screen in the country. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#insane #katniss #peeta #katniss

We could do it, you know," Gale says quietly. "What?" I ask. "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it," says Gale. I don't know how to respond. This idea is so preposterous. (1.23-26) ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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I don’t know what the explosion did, but it damaged something deep and irreparable. Never mind. If I get home, I’ll be so stinking rich, I’ll be able to pay someone to do my hearing. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#katniss-everdeen #katniss

You know, I think this is the first time we've ever done anything normal together. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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That's when I hear the scream. So full of fear and pain it ices my blood. And so familiar. I drop the spile, forget where I am or what lies ahead, only know I must reach her, protect her. I run wildly in the direction of the voice, heedless of danger, ripping through vines and branches, through anything that keeps me from reaching her. From reaching my little sister. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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Come to finish me off, Sweetheart? ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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It made me realize how I needed to stop punishing her for something she couldn't help [...] because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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Each time I wake,I think, At last, this is over, but it isn't. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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I'm so tired, Katniss. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

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