Suzanne Collins Quotes (554 quotes) | Quotes of famous people

Caesar Flickerman and Peeta Mellark, p. 138
The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games (2008)
Context: "So, here's what you do. You win, you go home. She can‘t turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly.
"I don't think it‘s going to work out. Winning... won‘t help in my case," says Peeta.
"Why ever not?" says Caesar, mystified. Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. "Because... because... she came here with me."

“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.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Source: Mockingjay

“Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that again.” “Or what?” I ask. “Or… or…” He can’t think of anything good. “Just give me a minute.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

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“No. Now, shut up and eat your pears.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

“I will never give up if you never give in.”

Suzanne Collins

Moving On

“I just don't want them to change me, if I'm going to die I still want to be me.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Variant: They don't own me. If I'm gonna die, I wanna still be me.
Source: The Hunger Games

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Suzanne Collins Quotes

“I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now, and live in it forever.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Peeta Mellark to Katniss, p. 245
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire (2009)

“You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

Dead

“You here to finish me off, Sweetheart?”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Variant: Come to finish me off, Sweetheart?
Source: The Hunger Games

Romantic , For Him , For Boyfriend

“District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

Death

“I just… I just miss him. And hate being so alone. Does he miss me? He must”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Variant: I just... I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.
Source: The Hunger Games

Missing You , Hate

“I'm very hard to catch," says Rue. "And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me. So don't count me out.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Variant: I'm hard to catch. If they can't catch me they cant kill me. So don't count me out.
Source: The Hunger Games

“Remember, we're madly in love, so it‘s all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark, p. 253
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games (2008)

Love , Feeling , Kiss

“Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Source: Mockingjay

Funny

“Destroying things is much easier than making them.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

“You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Source: Catching Fire

“You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers.
"Real," I answer. It seems to require more explanation. "Because that's what you and I do. Protect each other."”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Peeta and Katniss (p. 302)
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay (2010)

“I don't want to lose the boy with the bread.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Variant: I have kept track of the boy with the bread.
Source: The Hunger Games

Boy

“What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Katniss and Peeta (p. 388; closing words of the main text)
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay (2010)
Context: I know this would have happened anyway. That what I need to survive is not Gale's fire, kindled with rage and hatred. I have plenty of fire myself. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that.
So after, when he whispers, "You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real."

Life , Spring , Loss

“My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Source: Catching Fire

“I can feel Peeta press his forehead into my temple and he asks, 'So now that you've got me, what are you going to do with me?' I turn into him. 'Put you somewhere you can't get hurt.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

Romantic , Feeling , Hurt

“He looks at my hand. “So it’s you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.””

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Haymitch to Katniss, p. 384
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire (2009)

“And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

Smile

“I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Source: Catching Fire

Personality

“Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

“I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Source: Catching Fire

Way , Hurt

“I must have loved you a lot.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Source: Mockingjay

Love

“You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in your tea. And you always double-knot your shoelaces.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Source: Mockingjay

Sleep , Tea

“Some walks you have to take alone.”

Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay

Source: Mockingjay

“It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Cinna to Katniss Everdeen, p. 67
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games (2008)
Context: "I want the audience to recognize you when you're in the arena," says Cinna dreamily. "Katniss, the girl who was on fire."
It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.