Sarah

“The tributes from District 1 ride out in a chariot pulled by snow-white horses. They look so beautiful, spray-painted silver, in tasteful tunics glittering with jewels. District 1 makes luxury items for the Capitol. You can hear the roar of the crowd. They are always favorites.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“My father was particularly fond of mockingjays. When we went hunting, he would whistle or sing complicated songs to them and, after a polite pause, they’d always sing back. Not everyone is treated with such respect. But whenever my father sang, all the birds in the area would fall silent and listen. His voice was that beautiful, high and clear and so filled with life it made you want to laugh and cry at the same time. I could never bring myself to continue the practice after he was gone. Still, there’s something comforting about the little bird. It’s like having a piece of my father with me, protecting me.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Trichotillomania literally means an uncontrolled urge to pull one’s own hair from any part of the body – head”
― Sharon L. Bonheur, Trichotillomania Treatment: How to Stop Pulling Hair Out and Defeat Trichotillomania for Good -

“In school, they tell us the Capitol was built in a place once called the Rockies. District 12 was in a region known as Appalachia. Even hundreds of years ago, they mined coal here. Which is why our miners have to dig so deep.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games