Samaria Driscoll > Samaria's Quotes

“Katniss, the girl who was on fire!”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Remember, girl on fire,” he says, “I'm still betting on you.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing's very overdone. No one will remember you in that. And we both see it has our job to make District 12 tributes unforgettable,' says Cinna.
I'll be naked for sure, I think.
'So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal,' says Cinna.
Naked and covered in black dust, i think.
'And what do we do with coal? We burn it,' says Cinna. 'You're not afraid of fire, are you, Katniss?' He sees my expression and grins.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, I'd bet on you.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“I don't know how to make people like me. Cinna, how do you make people like you?”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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

“Twirl for me.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Leaving

“The truth was this: Love is a decision.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Redemption

“You can't base your decisions on anyone's opinion but yours and God's.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Redemption

“But the Beast was a good person...the Prince looked on the outside the way the Beast was on the inside. Sometimes people couldn't see the inside of the person unless they like the outside of a person. Because they hadn't learned to hear the music yet.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Unlocked

“Perfect love drives out fear”
― Karen Kingsbury, Loving

“Forgiveness makes you feel better. As soon as you forgive, you're free.”
― Karen Kingsbury, The Chance

“Because everyone has a past. Everyone comes from some background. The place where God found them and picked them up and dusted them off. The day they first understood how loved they were.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Forgiving Paris

“Redemption isn’t redemption without the broken path that took a person there.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Forgiving Paris

“The devil doesn’t always look like a devil, she had said. Sometimes he masquerades as an angel of light.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Forgiving Paris

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, and thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Forgiving Paris

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“I volunteer!" I gasp. "I volunteer as tribute!”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“My mouth has gone dry as sawdust. I desperately find Cinna in the crowd and lock eyes with him. I imagine the words coming from his lips. 'What's impressed you most since you arrived here?' I rack my brain for something that made me happy here. Be honest, I think. Be honest.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“The girl on fire.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“The pounding music, the cheers, the admiration work their way into my blood, and I can’t suppress my excitement. Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“When you start to feel like things should have been better this year, remember the mountains and valleys that got you here. They are not accidents, and those moments weren't in vain. You are not the same. You have grown and you are growing. You are breathing, you are living, you are wrapped in endless, boundless grace. And things will get better. There is more to you than yesterday.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols

“and perhaps
what made her beautiful
was not her appearance
or what she achieved,
but in her love
and in her courage,
and her audacity
to believe:
no matter
the darkness
around her,
Light ran wild
within her,
and that was the way
she came alive,
and it showed up
in everything.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols

“Even though you have learned the skill of running on empty, now is the time to learn the art of breathing deep all over again,”
― Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living