1,468 Quotes by Suzanne Collins

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.

I walk around the room eating goose liver and puffy bread until there’s a knock on the door. Effie’s calling me to dinner. Good. I’m starving.

The awful thing is that if i can forget they’re people, it will be no different at all.

I really can’t think about kissing when I’ve got a rebellion to incite.

I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. “Tuck your tail in, little duck,” I say, smoothing the blouse back in place. Prim giggles and give me a small “Quack.” “Quack yourself,” I say with a light laugh. The kind only Prim can draw out of me.

Once I’m on my feet I realize escape might not be so easy.

Just remember, stealing’s punishable by death.

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.

I’m filled with awe, as I always am, as I watch her transform from a woman who calls me to kill a spider to a woman immune to fear.