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Even in the Capitol, there’s nothing to match the magnificence of this old building. But there is no give to the surface—only my flesh yields, my warmth taken. Stone conquers people every time.

— Suzanne Collins Mockingjay (2010)

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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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