Lilo O'Toole

“I say my good-byes to those I love. Burdock and Blair. Hattie, Ma and Sid. And finally, Lenore Dove, my rare and radiant girl. I try not to be scared. I tell myself that everybody has to die sometime, and my number's up. In a way, it's a comfort that a bunch of people I know have gone before me...Maybe Lenore Dove's right, and I will meet up with them, and one day with her, in another world. Or maybe there's nothing, in which case it won't hurt any.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“The shards of my heart shift and drive into my lungs, making breathing an agony.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“Mamaw used to say you never really knew who'd swim in a flood.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“Now you’re home, I guess I can eat the others.” “What others?” I feed her another gumdrop. “The ones Sid brought me. I put them under my pillow.” “But . . .” I look down at the bag. It’s a normal bag, with the Donners’ label. Then I notice the gumdrops. Not a variety of colors. Not a rainbow. They’re all a deep bloodred.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping