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

— Suzanne Collins Gregor the Overlander (2003)

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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)

Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun.

The Hunger Games (2008)

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