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We could do it, you know. What? Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.

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Suzanne Collins
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 10
Executive Producer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Hartford
Connecticut
Suzanne Marie Collins
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We fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice.
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In other words, I step out of line and we're all dead.
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Fine. Somebody else can arrange to get the stupid goat knocked up.
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He wants as many victors as possible for the cameras to follow in the Capitol. Thinks it makes for better television. Are you and Beetee going? I ask. As many young and attractive victors as possible, Haymitch corrects himself. So, no. We'll be here.
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So Haymitch, what do you think of the games have one hundred percent more competitors than usual?” asks Caesar. Haymitch shrugs. “I don’t see that it makes that much difference. They’ll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.
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People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim. Maybe there will be enough fondness to keep her alive.
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All around the dining hall, you can feel the rejuvenating effect that a good meal can bring on. The way it can make people kinder, funnier, more optimistic, and remind them it's not a mistake to go on living. It's better than any medicine.
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I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.
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For me, it's better to wake up with a paintbrush than a knife in my hand. -Peeta
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Poison. The perfect weapon for a snake.
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He never lets go of Annie's hand. Not when they walk, not when they eat. I doubt he ever plans to.
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It's hard to hate my prep team. They're such total idiots. - Katniss.
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So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.
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All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some dramatic difference between writing 'Little Bear' and the 'Hunger Games,' and as a writer, for me, there isn't.
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Maybe I'll be like that man in The Hanging Tree'. Still waiting for an answer.
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He felt around desperately for a weapon. What did he have? Diapers? Cookies? Oh, why hadn't they given him a sword? He was the stupid warrior, wasn't he? His fingers dug in the leather bag and closed around the root beer can. Root beer! He yanked out the can shaking it with all his might. Attack! Attack! he yelled.
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Katniss: 'What about you? Ive seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour'. I snap at him Tell him that. Thats not nothing. Peeta: Yes and Im sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.
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Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of make my need greater. I thought I was something of an expert on hunger, but this is an entirely new kind.
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No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her.
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