Suzanne Collins quotes

They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be …They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you.

Short Truth

At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard …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.

Courage Life

It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall …It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

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

Short Trust

Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like …Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.

Love Romantic Short Humor

What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of …What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.

Life Loss

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

Short Moment

But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his …But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise.

Aim higher in case you fall …Aim higher in case you fall short.

Goal Inspirational

You don't forget the face of the person who was your last …You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope.

Hope Memory

You've got about as much charm as a dead …You've got about as much charm as a dead slug.

Funny Short Insult

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

Humor Emotions Hurt






Suzanne Collins Short quotes


Short Quotes
There are much worse games to …There are much worse games to play.

Short

It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete …It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.

Short Humor Mind



Suzanne Collins Humor quotes


Humor Quotes
Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. …Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared.

Humor

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the …So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.

Humor

In the end, the only person I truly want to comfort me is Haymitch, because he loves Peeta, …In the end, the only person I truly want to comfort me is Haymitch, because he loves Peeta, too.

Humor

While I was waiting...I ate your …While I was waiting...I ate your lunch.

Humor Food



All Suzanne Collins quotes


Collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a …Collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.

Humanity Thinking

I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the …I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.

Women

'Stay with me.' …"Stay with me." "Always."

Romantic Short

You've got to go through it to get to the end of …You've got to go through it to get to the end of it.

Inspirational

And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of …And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.

Romantic Smile

Here's some advice. Stay …Here's some advice. Stay alive.

Funny Advice

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

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

Romantic

I'm more than just a piece in their …I'm more than just a piece in their Games.

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

Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any …Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any of them.

We fight, we dare, we end our hunger for …We fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice.

I think... you still have no idea. The effect you can …I think... you still have no idea. The effect you can have.

Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is …Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable.

Romantic Short

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

He looks down at his legs as if noticing his outfit for the first time. Then he whips off his …He looks down at his legs as if noticing his outfit for the first time. Then he whips off his hospital gown, leaving him in just his underwear. "Why? Do you find this" - he strikes a ridiculously provocative pose - "distracting?

'You're alive,' I whisper, pressing my palms against my cheeks, feeling the smile that's so wide it …"You're alive," I whisper, pressing my palms against my cheeks, feeling the smile that's so wide it must look like a grimace. Peeta's alive.

Because...because...she came here with …Because...because...she came here with me.

It sends out a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll …It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children."

As long as you can find yourself, you'll never …As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve.

All those months of taking it for granted that Peeta thought I was wonderful are over. Finally, he …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.

Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone …Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.

You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in …You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in your tea. And you always double-knot your shoelaces.

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

'Want a sugar cube?' he asks in his old seductive …"Want a sugar cube?" he asks in his old seductive voice.

'Whose is it, do you think?' I say finally. 'No telling,' says Finnick. 'Why don't we let Peeta …"Whose is it, do you think?" I say finally. "No telling," says Finnick. "Why don't we let Peeta claim it, since he died today?

I just... I just miss him. And I hate being so …I just... I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.

I had to do that. At least …I had to do that. At least once.