Carlos Solano

“And that’s when the rest of the parachutes go off.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Trilogy

“I want to carry mementos of my allies with me.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“Her tongue’s missing. She’s an Avox, one of the mutilated prisoners forced to wordlessly serve the Capitol for life.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“Rin was startled at how good “good” made her feel. She found that she was fueled by praise from her masters. Praise meant that she had finally, finally received validation that she was not nothing. She could be brilliant, could be worth someone’s attention. She adored praise—craved it, needed it, and realized she found relief only when she finally had it. She realized, too, that she felt about praise the way that addicts felt about opium. Each time she received a fresh infusion of flattery, she could think only about how to get more of it. Achievement was a high. Failure was worse than withdrawal. Good test scores brought only momentary relief and temporary pride—she basked in her grace period of several hours before she began to panic about her next test. She craved praise so deeply that she felt it in her bones. And just like an addict, she did whatever she could to get it.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War