Irina

“The failed experiment, the bird that could repeat human speech, that had been a tool for espionage until the rebels had figured out its abilities and sent it back carrying false information. Now the useless creatures were creating an echo chamber filled with the Avoxes’ pitiful wails.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. It’s when you become aware of something—the name of an obscure band, say, or a new type of pasta—and it seems to suddenly appear everywhere. Frequency illusion,”
― Greer Hendricks, The Wife Between Us

“Then my aunt does one of the bravest things I have ever seen. She smiles.”
― Greer Hendricks, The Wife Between Us

“Why not? If they have merit.” Dr. Gaul tossed the stack of questionnaires onto the table. “What young brains lack in experience they sometimes make up for in idealism. Nothing seems impossible to them.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes