Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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

"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."

"But I have to confess, I'm glad you two had at least a few months of happiness together."I'm not glad,"says Peeta. "I wish we had waited until the whole thing was done officially."This takes even Caesar aback. "Surely even a brief time is better than no time?"Maybe I'd think that, too, Caesar,"says Peeta bitterly, "If it weren't for the baby."

"Aim higher in case you fall short."

"You could do a lot worse."

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

"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."

"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?"

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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."

"I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite."

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