Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.
More quotes by Suzanne Collins
Closing my eyes doesn’t help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.
You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope.
Tell him your country fought a war so you wouldn't have to answer to kings and queens."
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