Quotes from book

Catching Fire

“I want to spend every possible minute of the rest of my life with you. -Peeta Mellark”

“I pull an arrow, whip the notch into place, and am about to let it fly when I'm stopped by the sight of Finnick kissing Peeta. And it's so bizarre, even for Finnick.”

“And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. “Don’t do that,” I say. “What? Come up or stay under?” he says. “Either. Neither. Whatever”

“As far as I can tell, they never get up before noon unless there's some sort of national emergency, like my leg hair.”

“Fine. Somebody else can arrange to get the stupid goat knocked up.”

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

“I know. I was hoping," I say.
"Exactly. Because you're desperate," says Haymitch.
I don't argue because, of course, he's right.”

“I thought he wanted it, anyway," I say.
"Not like this," Haymitch says. "He wanted it to be real.”

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

“I had to do that. At least once.”

“I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing else.”

“They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to pass on its genetic code, to thrive in a new form. They hadn’t anticipated its will to live.”

“You know, I think this is the first time we've ever done anything normal together.”

“Everything is happening too fast for me to process it.”

“Oh, the fun we two have together.”

“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.””

“By the way, I know about the kiss." Then the door clicks shut behind him.”

“"Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say.
"It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?"”

“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.”