Here are the best phrases from The Hunger Games, a trilogy of science fiction and adventure novels for young people written by Suzanne Collins.
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-Peeta! Peeta! I heard the cannon, I thought… Those are Hunger Cages berries! You'd be dead in a minute! You scared me to death. Dammit. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Do you know what my mother said? "District 12 will finally have a winner," but he wasn't referring to me. She was referring to you. -Peeta Mellark.
-You never forget the face of whose last hope was. -Katniss Everdeen.
"I don't have a chance to win!" None! Okay? - Peeta Mellark.
-I'm not pretty. I'm not beautiful. I am as bright as the sun. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Gale is mine, and I am hers. Everything else is unthinkable. -Katniss Everdeen.
-And therefore it was decreed that each year, the twelve districts of Panem will offer a tribute to a young man and woman between the ages of 12 and 18 to be trained in the art of survival and to prepare to fight against death. -President Snow.
Ladies and gentlemen, let the seventy-fourth edition of the Hunger Games begin! –Claudius Templesmith.
-Two hundred miles an hour and you can hardly feel anything. I think it's one of the wonderful things about having this opportunity that, even if you're here and even if it's for a moment, you can enjoy this. –Effie Trinket.
-Peeta is strong. You can throw a 50-kilo sack over your head. I have seen it. -Katniss Everdeen.
-You love Me. True or false? –Katniss Everdeen. – True. -Peeta Mellark
-I don't want to lose the boy with the bread. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Taking children out of our districts and forcing themselves to kill each other is the capitol's way of reminding us that we are at their mercy. How little chance we have of surviving another rebellion. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't paying attention. -Peeta Mellark.
-I am sorry for never having tried to help in the forest. That I let the Capitol kill the boy and mutilate him without lifting a finger. Just as I watched the Games. –Avox.
-My nightmares are usually about losing you. I calm down once I realize that you are here. -Peeta Mellark.
-We have to go Gale, before they kill us. They are going to kill us. -Katniss Everdeen.
The thought of losing Peeta washed over me again and made me realize how much I don't want him to die. It is NOT about the sponsors or what happens back home. And it's not that I don't want to be alone. I do not want to lose it. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I won't close my eyes. The comment about Rue has filled me with anger, anger enough to think I'll die with some dignity. As my last act of defiance, I will stare at him as long as I can, I will not cry and die, in my own way, invincible. - Katniss Everdeen.
-Listen. They are in trouble. Rumor has it that the capitol is very upset about exposing them in the sand. The only thing they don't tolerate is being laughed at as if they were Panem's joke. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-I promised her that I would try to win for her. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Gale gave me a sense of security that I lacked since my father's death. His company replaced the lonely hours he spent in the woods. I became a better hunter when I didn't have to constantly watch my shoulders. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Attention tributes, attention! As the sun rises there will be a feast on the cornucopia. It will not be an ordinary occasion. Each of you desperately needs something, and we plan to be good hosts. –Claudius Templesmith.
-It's your first year, Prim, and your name is only there once. They will not choose you. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Look, if you don't want to talk, I understand, but I don't think there's anything wrong with getting a little help. -Peeta Mellark.
I bite my lip, feeling inferior. While I've questioned the availability of the trees, Peeta has been struggling to maintain her identity. Her purity of being. -Peeta Mellark.
-Having an eye for beauty is not the same as a weakness. Except possibly when it comes to you. -Peeta Mellark.
-I offer myself! I offer myself as a tribute! -Katniss Everdeen.
-That's mahogany! –Effie Trinket.
-In the Capitol, people have surgery to look younger and slimmer. In District Twelve, looking old is an achievement as many die at young ages. You see someone older and you want to congratulate him on his longevity and ask him the secret to his survival. -Katniss Everdeen.
-But it was only a kiss that moved something inside me. Just one that made me want more. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I'm not allowed to bet. But if I could, I'd bet on you. –Cinna.
"You fought hard in the Games, Miss Everdeen." But those were games. Could you imagine being in a real war? Imagine the thousands of dead people. Without your loved ones. -President Snow.
-I think it's our tradition. It comes from a particularly very painful part of our history… -Seneca Crane.
-I just can't afford to think like that. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Destroying things is much easier than doing them. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I want people to recognize you when you're in the arena. Katniss, the girl on fire. –Cinna.
-Winning won't help me, because she came here with me. -Peeta Mellark.
-Did you come here to kill me sweetheart? -Peeta Mellark
-Well, there's this girl. I've liked it for as long as I can remember. But I'm sure she didn't know of my existence until the harvest. -Peeta Mellark.
-Listen to me. You are stronger than they are. You are. Get a bow. They just want you to put on a good theater for them. That is what they want. And if they don't have one, then make one yourself, okay? You know how to hunt. –Gale Hawthorne.
-For treason to exist, trust must first exist. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Stupid people are dangerous. -Katniss Everdeen.
-And then for the next eleven years I tried to gather the courage to speak to you, but I was unsuccessful. -Peeta Mellark.
"But now Peeta has made me a love object." Not only yours. Hearing him say I have a lot of fans. And if the audience really thinks we're in love… I remember how strongly they responded to her confession. -Katniss Everdeen.
-The roar of the public is deafening. Peeta had swept the rest of us with her declaration of love for me. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Happy hunger games! And may luck always be on your side. –Effie Trinket.
-We are 24 Gale, and only one of them survives. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Remember, we are madly in love, so it's okay for you to kiss me every time you feel like it. -Peeta Mellark
-Just this time, twelve, for Rue. –Thresh.
-This is the time to give it your all. There will be an arch. Make sure to use it. Peeta, make sure you show your strength. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-We could do it, you know. Run away, live in the forest. What we already do in any way. –Gale Hawthorne.
-So I learned to stop my tongue and turn my face into a mask of indifference so that no one could ever read my thoughts. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Why aren't you just yourself? No one can help but admire your spirit. –Cinna.
-Take care of them Gale. And whatever you do, don't let them starve. -Katniss Everdeen.
"Rue's death has forced me to confront my own anger against the cruelty and injustice they inflict on us." But here, even stronger than at home, I feel powerless. There's no way to get back at the Capitol, is there? -Katniss Everdeen.
-As long as you can find yourself, you will never starve. -Katniss's father
-We could go home. We could. We are the only team left. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I'll give you a tip. Keep alive. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-I still want to think of a way to show them that I don't belong to them. If I'm going to die, I'm going to die still being me. -Peeta Mellark.
"I don't care what Haymitch said." Those guys are looking at you like you're food. Chuck it. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Just try to win. Maybe you can do it. –Primrose Everdeen.
-I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. And I remember you used to sing in a music group. -Peeta Mellark.
-When the time comes, I'm sure I will kill the others. I can't leave without a fight. -Peeta Mellark.
-You are my whole life. I could never be happy again without you. -Peeta Mellark.
-I don't want to lose the boy with the bread. –Katniss Everden.
-I don't know how to say this exactly. I just want to die like myself. Makes sense? I don't want them to change me there and turn me into some kind of monster that I am not. -Peeta Mellark.
-What the hell was that? Won't you talk to me and then say you like me? You say you want to train alone? Is this how you want to play? Hey? -Katniss Everdeen.
-Stay with me! -Katniss Everdeen.
-Remember who is the real enemy. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-The game designers don't want me dead. Not yet, anyway. Everyone knows that they could destroy us all within the first few seconds after the opening gong. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope goes a long way. Too much hope is dangerous. A pinch is fine, as long as it remains contained. -President Snow.
-You know, they are not the only ones who can form alliances. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Weapons give me a completely different perspective on the Games. I know I have tough opponents to face. But I am no longer merely a prey who runs, hides and takes desperate measures. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Do you realize that your actions make us all look bad, not just you? –Effie Trinket.
-I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay here and cause all kinds of trouble. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Better keep this knife close. He knows what he's doing. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-I won't have a chance if it doesn't improve. You can never let go. You'll always feel bad staying with me. –Gale.
-I can not win. Prim must know this in his heart. The competition will be beyond my abilities and there will be children from other districts, where winning is a great honor, and where they have been trained all their way for this. -Katniss Everdeen.
"He made you look desirable, which in your case, doesn't hurt, my dear." Haymitch Abernathy.
-Now I really think I have the opportunity to do it. Win. It's not just about having the arrows or outwitting others a few times, although these things help. -Katniss Everdeen.
-Accept the possibility of your imminent death, and know in your heart that there is nothing I can do to save you. –Haymitch Abermathy.
-And now the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games is about to begin. -Katniss Everdeen, -Katniss, you're not going to risk your life for me. I am not going to leave you. -Peeta Mellark.
-I would like to do something here, now, to shame you, to hold you accountable, to show the Capitol whatever it is that they force us to do, that there is a part in every tribute that does not belong to them.. -Katniss Everdeen.
-It's a television show and appearing to be in love with this boy might just give you the sponsors you need to save your damn life. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-She's an excellent hunter. My father buys squirrels for him. She always comments that arrows never go through her body. It always hits everyone in the eye. -Peeta Mellark.
-Want to see what I brought you, there is a pin from a sajo, to protect you. When you have it on, nothing bad will happen, ok? I promise. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I don't know how to tell you this: Make sure they remember you. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-You have as much charm as a dead snail. –Haymitch Abernathy.
-There is no place for a girl in lamas. -Katniss Everdeen.
-I call him my friend, but in the last year this word seemed casual for what Gale is to me. A pang of longing runs through my chest. If only he were with me right now! -Katniss Everdeen.