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“Without the threat of death, it wouldn’t have been much of a lesson,” said Dr. Gaul. “What happened in the arena? That’s humanity undressed. The tributes. And you, too. How quickly civilization disappears. All your fine manners, education, family background, everything you pride yourself on, stripped away in the blink of an eye, revealing everything you actually are. A boy with a club who beats another boy to death. That’s mankind in its natural state.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“she had said it approvingly, as a compliment. Or, was she mocking him? He remembered she carried snakes in her pocket and the usual rules didn’t apply to her.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Tell her, that we are so sorry she has to die.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“People were easy to manipulate when it came to their children. So pleased to see them pleased.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes