Quotes from book

Mockingjay

“And if we burn, you burn with us.”

“And how I watched my little sister become a human torch. Closing my eyes doesn't help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.”

“They more than do their work, they take pride in it. Like Cinna.”

“Time and tragedy have forced her to grow too quickly, at least for my taste, into a young woman who stitches bleeding wounds and knows our mother can hear only so much.”

“Still, I hate them. But, of course, I hate almost everybody now. Myself more than anyone.”

“But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.”

“I think you'd be pretty in any color."-Posy to Octavia”

“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.”

“Oh, my dear Miss Everdeen. I thought we had an agreement not to lie to each other.”

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

“Maybe everyone is just trying to protect me by lying to me. I don’t care. I’m sick of people lying to me for my own good. Because really it’s mostly for their own good. Lie to Katniss about the rebellion so she doesn’t do anything crazy.”

“I miss home badly sometimes. But then I remember there's nothing left to miss anymore. I feel safer here.”

“Finally, he can see me for who I really am. Violent. Distrustful. Manipulative. Deadly. And I hate him for it.”

“Knowing it and seeing it are two different things.”

“Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.”

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

“If he wants me broken, then I will have to be whole.”

“Do you really know what's going on And if you don't… find out”

“How about you, Mockingjay? You feel totally safe?” “Oh, yeah. Right up until I got shot,” I say.”