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“There’s something else about cheating, too—it stabilizes me, evens me out.”

so disgusting Stephen

“What had I been thinking? I wasn’t attracted to Stephen.”

“But I can’t say I have no future, because I know that every year for my birthday, I will get a new pair of tributes, one girl and one boy, to mentor to their deaths. Another sunrise on the reaping.”

“Because I don’t think either of us can live without the other.”

“Ma and Sid are being burned alive.”

“No humiliation is beneath me. I will bear anything to keep my loved ones alive.”

“Being poisoned no longer worries me. If the president wanted me dead, why has he gone to so much trouble to keep me alive? He has big plans for me.”

“Newcomers land on top.”

“…the last trio of human heartbeats in the arena.”
“You know what would make it even better? I drop a handful of chocolate balls into the night. A startled sound. The soba soften to sniffles. A candy wrapper crackles. Quiet. Not a bad poster, all in all.”

“Good-bye, Maysilee Donner, who I loathed, then grudgingly respected, then loved. Not as a sweetheart or even a friend. A sister, I’d say.”

“No one ever loved me more. I always hoped I’d look like her one day. Never going to see myself grow old, I guess.”

“I keep wondering, will Merrilee still ve a twin, after I’m gone?”

“Sure. I’ll be your sister.”

Part III “The Poster”

“These are programmed for Ampert, and Ampert alone. His look, his smell, his taste.”

“Somewhere, Beetee’s heart breaks into fragments so small it can never be repaired.”

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“But I can’t promise to keep you safe from the Gamemakers.”
“What a funny thing to say. Who could?”

“She is not your plaything.”

“The beauty takes my breath away.”

“From the Capitol’s perspective, the Games are the best propaganda we have. You tributes, you’re our stars. You carry it out. But only if we control the narrative. Don’t let us.”

“… a desire of freedom is not limited to the districts. And your misfortune does not give you the right to assume so. I hope after tonight you’ll consider this.”

“Like she says, a positive attitude is ninety-se en percent of the battle.”

“And all the money in the world won’t buy you good taste. Clearly.”

“I’m not doing anything, Haymitch. This is my honest assessment of your chances. Maysilee’s not a bad bed either.”

“Some people think that’s a victory in itself. Way they escaped the Capitol and survived.”

“Because from where I’m standing, looks like I came up with thirty-one people who’ve promised to defend me. But maybe that strategy’s a little too subtle for you.”

“We’re going to drown it.”

Part II “The Rascal”

“with you out of the picture, Lenore Dove and your family should be free to enjoy long and happy lives.”

“It’s because I’m being punished for coming up with a plan to sabotage the Capitol’s communication system. I’m too valuable to kill, but my son is disposable.”

“The arena’s just a machine really. A killing machine. It’s possible to outsmart it.”