#games

For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#katniss #peeta #relationships #the-hunger-games #trust

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#happy

But Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "They’re just songbirds. Right? "Yeah, I guess so,” I said, But it’s not true. A mockingbird is just a songbird. A mockingjay is a creature the capitol never intended to exist. They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wiled, to thrive in a new form. They hadn’t anticipated its will to live. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#brain

I raise my left arm and twist my neck down to rip off the pill on my sleeve. Instead my teeth sink into flesh. I yank my head back in confusion to find myself looking into Peeta’s eyes, only now they hold my gaze. Blood runs from the teeth marks on the hand he clamped over my nightlock. “Let me go!” I snarl at him, trying to wrest my arm from his grasp. “I can’t,” he says. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#katniss #mockingjay #peeta #suzanne-collins #running

All those months of taking it for granted that Peeta thought I was wonderful are over. Finally, he can see me for who I really am. Violent. Distrustful. Manipulative. Deadly. And I hate him for it. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#mockingjay #peeta #the-hunger-games #wonder

We had to save you because you're the mockingjay, Katniss," says Plutarch. "While you live, the revolution lives. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#the-hunger-games #live

You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#games

Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us! ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#games

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. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#hunger-games-peeta-katniss #games

Winter is coming. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#mottos #winter #games