Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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

"hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home,"I say. "Katniss, I live three houses away from you,"he says."

"The idea of being strong for someone else having never entered their heads, I find myself in the position of having to console them. Since I'm the person going in to be slaughtered, this is somewhat annoying."

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

"Not like this. He wanted it to be real."

"Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel. "You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know,"Haymitch says."

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

"Because I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and leave those who couldn't follow to suffer and die."

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

"Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress."Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?"I say."It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?"he asks."Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it,"I say."Not if I keep looking at you,"he says."

"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."

"Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."

"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."

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

"Isn't it strange that I know you'd risk your life to save mine, but I don't even know what your favorite color is?"

"Aim higher in case you fall short."

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

"My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here."

"You could do a lot worse."

"Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."