You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug. - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

"District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety."

"Stupid people are dangerous."

"I can feel Peeta press his forehead into my temple and he asks, 'So now that you've got me, what are you going to do with me?' I turn into him. 'Put you somewhere you can't get hurt."

"One more time? For the audience?"he says. His voice isn't angry. It's hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the bread is slipping away from me.I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go."

"You here to finish me off, Sweetheart?"