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“Hazel had always felt confident in her vision of right and wrong, good versus evil. She had voted for Obama.”
― Danya Kukafka, Notes on an Execution

“Jenny would create a new iteration of her half of the whole, shaping herself intentionally into something fresh. All the while, Hazel would be here. Here Hazel was, paralyzed in the shiny terminal, all linoleum floors and rushing bodies”
― Danya Kukafka, Notes on an Execution

“Far below, I can just make out Finnick, struggling to hang on as three mutts tear at him. As one yanks back his head to take the death bite, something bizarre happens.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Being a people-pleaser requires you to submit a part of yourself to the person you aim to please. You give up your own needs and desires, and put the person’s interests in front of your own. In return you expect a payment in the form of validation and acceptance. This kind of currency is dangerous because the cost is you.”
― Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom