You could do a lot worse. - Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

"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?"

"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."

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

"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."

"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."