Suzanne Collins citáty

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„Víš, mohl bys žít tisíc životů a nezasloužit si ho.“

„Šťastné hladové hry! A nechť vás vždy provází štěstěna.“

„Neočekávejte, že budeme příliš ohromeni. Právě jsme viděli Finnicka Odaire ve spodním prádle.“

„Ničení věcí je mnohem snazší než jejich výroba.“

„Nechci ztratit toho chlapce s chlebem.“

„Mé noční můry jsou většinou o tom, že tě ztrácím. Jsem v pořádku, jakmile si uvědomím, že jsi u mě.“

„Nezapomenete tvář člověka, který byl vaší poslední nadějí.“

“I can see the first apple teetering when I let the third arrow go, catching the torn flap and ripping it from the bag. For a moment, everything seems frozen in time. Then the apples spill to the ground and I'm blown backward into the air.”

“Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness.”

“Twirl for me.”

“His dad said even the cavemen had geniuses among them. Somebody had thought up the wheel.”

“Maybe I'll be like that man in "The Hanging Tree'. Still waiting for an answer.”

“Right before the explosions begin, I find a star.”

“In our world, I rank music somewhere between hair ribbons and rainbows in terms of usefulness.”

“Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. I mean, I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag.”

“By the way, I know about the kiss." Then the door clicks shut behind him.”

“They're betting on how long I'll live!" I burst out. "They're not my friends!"

"Well, try and pretend!" snaps Effie. Then she composes herself and beams at me. "See, like this. I'm smiling at you even though you're aggravating me.”

“Enobaria smiles at Johanna. 'Don't look so smug,' says Johanna. 'We'll kill you anyway.”

“Here, cover yourself with this and I'll wash your shorts."

"Oh, I don't care if you see me," says Peeta.”

“I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction.”

“One time, my mother told me that I always eat like I'll never see food again. And I said, "I won't unless I bring it home." That shut her up.”

“My sleep wasn't peaceful, though. I have the sense of emerging from a world of dark, haunted places where I traveled alone.”

“Did you love Annie right away, Finnick?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.”

“It’s the first time I’ve ever kissed a boy, which should make some sort of impression I guess, but all I can register is how unnaturally hot his lips are from the fever.”

“Dawn comes before sleep does.”

“His face and arms are so artfully disguised as to be invisible. I kneel beside him. “I guess all those hours decorating cakes paid off.” Peeta smiles. “Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.”

“So, what do you think they'll do to him?" I ask.
Prim sounds about a thousand years old when she speaks.
"Whatever it takes to break you.”

“Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. He, at least has some idea of what I'm going through. And it takes too much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much.”

“Yes. I killed him. And buried her in flowers," I say. "And I sang her to sleep.”

“You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in your tea and you always double knot your shoelaces.' I fight back. Then I dive back into my tent before I do something stupid like cry.”

“Because it doesn't matter anymore, and because I'm so desperately lonely I can't stand it.”

“The more likable he is, the more deadly he is.”

“Something flickers across his bloodshot eyes. Pain.”

“That what?" "That I knew i misjudged you. That you love him. I'm not saying In what way. Maybe you don't know yourself. But anyone paying attention could see how much you care about him," he says gently.”

“Run like the river.”

“Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children’s lives to settle its differences.”