“Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned.
"That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there."
"Which one is me?" I asked.
"The little deformed one," Zoe suggested.
"Oh, shut up.”
― The Titan’s Curse
"That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there."
"Which one is me?" I asked.
"The little deformed one," Zoe suggested.
"Oh, shut up.”
― The Titan’s Curse
“You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers.
"Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.”
― Mockingjay
"Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.”
― Mockingjay
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”
― The Hunger Games
― The Hunger Games
“My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.”
― Catching Fire
― Catching Fire
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