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Upon this crown my pledge I give, To my last breath, I hold this choice, I will your unjust deaths avenge, All here who died without a voice. (Suzanne Collins)
I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you. View quote
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I look down from the branch I'm perched on. The Careers look murderous. Now I smile.'How have things been with you?' I ask sweetly. View quote
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Listen up. You're in trouble. Word is the Capitol's furious about you showing them up in the arena. The one thing they can't stand is being laughed at and they're the joke of Panem. View quote
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If it's true, why do they leave us to live like this? With the hunger and the killings and the Games?" And suddenly I hate this imaginary underground city of District 13 and those who sit by, watching us die. They're no better than the Capitol. View quote
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Peeta" I said "Stay with me" I heard him say one word before the drigs pulled me under, I realised later that what he said was 'always. View quote
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All I can think of is the emaciated bodies of children on our kitchen table as my mother prescribes what the parent's can't give. More food. View quote
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Got it," I say. "Did you tell Peeta this?" "Don't have to," says Haymitch. "He's already there. View quote
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I don't know what I expected from my first meeting with Peeta after the announcement. A few hugs and kisses. A little comfort maybe. Not this. I turn to Haymitch. "Don't worry, I'll get you more liquor. View quote
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I don't like self-righteous people," I say. "What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles. View quote
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For me, it's better to wake up with a paintbrush than a knife in my hand. -Peeta. (Suzanne Collins)
One slip. One slip in thousands. The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn't mattered. View quote
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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. View quote
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I cover my face with my arms because this isn't happening. It isn't possible. For someone to make Peeta forget he loves me... no one can do that. View quote
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And here I am, strapped into a tree, a stone's throw from the biggest idiot in the games. View quote
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It means we're on your side." That's what Bonnie said. I have people on my side? What side? Am I unwittingly the face of the hoped-for rebellion? Has the mockingjay on my pin become a symbol of resistance? If so, my side's not doing too well. View quote
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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. View quote
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Embrace the probability of your imminent death.... and know there is nothing i can do to save you. View quote
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My guess is that fearful events are the hardest to root out. They're the ones we naturally remember the best, after all. View quote
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They're a little strange, but I'm pretty sure neither of them is going to try to make me uncomfortable by stripping naked. View quote
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This perplexing, good natured boy who can spin out lies so convincingly to be hopelessly in love with me... and I admit it there are moments when he makes me believe it myself. (Suzanne Collins)
I just don't want them to change me, if I'm going to die I still want to be me. View quote
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Even in war there should be lines you didn't cross. View quote
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There's no going back. So we might as well get on with things. View quote
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Jackson has devised a game called "Real or Not Real" to help Peeta. He mentions something he thinks happened, and they tell him if it's true or imagined, usually followed by a brief explanation. View quote
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