Quotes from bookCatching Fire
Catching Fire is a 2009 science fiction young adult novel by the American novelist Suzanne Collins, the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller The Hunger Games, it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. Following the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the Hunger Games.
“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)
“Sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Katniss, pp. 31-32
Variant: Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.
Like me, for instance. Right now.
Source: The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire (2009)
“The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Source: Catching Fire
“When you're in the arena… you just remember who the enemy is.”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Source: Catching Fire
