1,468 Quotes by Suzanne Collins

I’m in pain. That’s the only way I get your attention.

I’m not prepared for Rue’s family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.

And suddenly, it’s as if there’s no one in the world but these two, crashing through space to reach each other. They collide, enfold, lose their balance, and slam against a wall, where they stay. Clinging into one being. Indivisible.

In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. Yous see an elderly person you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival.

Most of the Peacekeepers turn a blind eye to the few of us who hunt because they’re as hungry as we are for fresh meat as anyone. In fact, they’re among our best customers.

So I thought if I stopped being so, you know, wounded, we could take a shot at just being friends. – Peeta Mellark.

If you won’t talk about yourself, at least compliment the audience. Just keep turning it back around, all right. Gush.

I can’t fight the sun. I can only watch helplessly as it drags me into a day that I’ve been dreading for months. Katniss Everdeen.

Plants are tricky. Many are edible, but one false mouthful and your dead.