Suzanne Collins On Quotations

I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.

Aim higher in case you fall short.

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.

You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.

I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me.

I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.

‎I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble.

Sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.

I do think you're mad and I'll still go with you.

Katniss Everdeen, the girl who was on fire, you have provided a spark that, left unattended, may grow to an inferno that destroys Panem," he says.

This is no place for a girl on fire.

Look, if you wanted to be babied you should have asked Peeta.

Katniss, the girl who was on fire!

The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I'm free to act as desperately as I wish.

At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard thing is finding the courage to do it.

It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down.

Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you.

If you die and i live there's no life for me back in District 12. You're my whole life. I would never be happy again.

No wonder I won the Games. NO decent person ever does.