Suzanne Collins

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

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

“May the odds be ever in your favor!”

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

“Peeta, how come I never know when you're having a nightmare?” I say. “I don't know. I don't think I cry out or thrash around or anything. I just come to, paralyzed with terror,” he says. “Yo...”

“I must have loved you a lot.”

“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.”

“Some walks you have to take alone.”

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

“There are much worse games to play.”

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

“The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the...”

“Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in...”

“I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.”

“He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’d be happy to lie there gazing at me forever.”

“You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me.”

“Not like this. He wanted it to be real.”

“Katniss: I’m coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. Peeta: (Gives an unconvincing shake of head.) Caesar: Handsome lad like you. There must be some spe...”

“Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you.”

“Because...because...she came here with me.”