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Life in District 12 isn’t really so different from life in the arena. 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.

— Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (2009)

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Closing my eyes doesn’t help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.

Mockingjay (2010)

No wonder I won the games. No decent person ever does.

Catching Fire (2009)

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

Catching Fire (2009)

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

The Hunger Games (2008)

Tell him your country fought a war so you wouldn't have to answer to kings and queens."

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