Rachel

“Dean Casca Highbottom, the man credited with the creation of the Hunger Games,”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“I think we all wear armor. I think those who don’t are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it is that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“The days to come will only grow darker. And when you find something good? You hold on to it. You don't waste time worrying about things that won't even matter in the end. Rather, you take a risk for that light.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“It's one thing to speak of humans' essential nature theoretically, another to consider it when a fist is smashing into your mouth.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes