“Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?" says Peeta. "It costs everything you are.”

— Suzanne Collins , book Mockingjay

Variant: It costs your life,” says Caesar.

“Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?” says Peeta. “It costs everything you are.
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American television writer and novelist 1962

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