Julie

Book Quotes. Current Book: The Hunger Games

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“I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“His voice isn’t angry. It’s hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the bread is slipping away for me.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“‘I guess the real question is what’s going to be left when we get home?’”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“The idea of seeing Gale in a matter of hours makes my stomach churn. But why? I can’t quite frame it in my mind. I only know that I feel like I’ve been lying to someone who trusts me. Or more accurately, two people. I’ve been getting away with it up to this point because of the Games. But there will be no Games to hide behind back home.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“I stare into the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not. By the time I join the others, the pressure of Peeta’s arm around my shoulders feels alien.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“We rise as President Snow himself takes the stage… He’s still smiling when he settles the second on my head, but his eyes, just inches from mine, are as unforgiving as a snake’s.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“Whoever puts together the highlights has to choose what sort of story to tell. This year, for the first time, they tell a love story.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“I don’t notice Haymitch until he touches my shoulder. I spring away, startled, still half in the arena, I guess.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“Wild eyes, hollow cheeks, my hair in a tangled mat. Rabid. Feral. Mad. No wonder everyone is keeping a safe distance from me.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“We stand there for a while, locked in an embrace, feeling each other, the sunlight, the rustle of the leaves at our feet. Then without a word, we break apart and head for the lake.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“I know I’ll never marry, never risk bringing a child into the world. Because if there is one thing being a victor doesn’t guarantee, it’s your children safety. My kids’ names would go right into the reaping balls with everyone else’s. And I swear I’ll never let that happen.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“Since my father died and I stop trusting my mother, no one else’s arms have made me feel this safe.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“This is the first kiss where I actually feel stirring inside my chest. Warm and curious. This is the first kiss that makes me want another.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“While I was talking, the idea of actually losing Peeta hit me again and I realized how much I don’t want him to die. And it’s not about the sponsors. And it’s not about what will happen back home. And it’s not just that I don’t want to be alone. It’s him. I do not want to lose the boy with the bread.”

 - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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“The last thing I remember is an exquisitely beautiful green-and-silver moth landing on the curve of my wrist.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

[duchessdarlingg]

What is the symbolism of this? What is the author trying to convey? Is it some sort of metaphor? Please tell me I need to know

[rosegardeninwinter]

I’ve always thought—like the star Katniss sees before she faints in Catching Fire—it’s a reflection of her having an eye for beauty even in the darkest of moments. 🦋 I have also wondered if this moth was meant to be a sign of protection? This is when she and Peeta are both out cold (and pretty much dying) in the cave, and the image of a tiny moth watching over them is ... it compels me. Perhaps there is most significantly something to be said that moths are drawn to sources of light. And as we know, these two lit up the night at the Chariot Parade, so is it really any surprise that a creature seeking light finds them, and her in particular? 🕯☺️

[duchessdarlingg]

Ohhhh- this is interesting! I had had a vague idea that it was perhaps a hallucination, from loss of blood or dehydration? But I like the idea that it is her eye for beauty, since that is also prevalent in the books

[duchessdarlingg]

“The last thing I remember is an exquisitely beautiful green-and-silver moth landing on the curve of my wrist.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

[duchessdarlingg]

What is the symbolism of this? What is the author trying to convey? Is it some sort of metaphor? Please tell me I need to know

[duchessdarlingg]

“The last thing I remember is an exquisitely beautiful green-and-silver moth landing on the curve of my wrist.”

- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games