“My mother just wanted me to forget it. So, of course, every word was immediately, irrevocably branded into my brain.”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“He handed her her pills and the cup; her hands trembled; he had to support the saucer and he thought, inappropriately, of a priest offering communion.”
― The Cuckoo's Calling
― The Cuckoo's Calling
“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
― Insurgent
― Insurgent
“I swallowed. “Mum, you’re not going to get divorced, are you?” Her eyes shot open. “Divorced? I’m a good Catholic girl, Louisa. We don’t divorce. We just make our men suffer for all eternity.” She waited just for a moment, and then she started to laugh.”
― After You
― After You
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