Here's all I know: that the world is uncontrollable. Chaos reigns. That anything and everything might be possible. I won't subscribe to any rational system again. Nothing will bind me.

His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.

You've no fear of heights," puffed the girl. "None," I said. "I've heard that about you.

We did it!" I said, feeling limp with relief. "It actually worked!" Dr. Turgenev rubbed his forehead. "I had very big doubts." "Big doubts?" I said weakly. The Russian scientist shrugged. "I am pessimist," he said.

But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can do.

Let me get you all some punch,” I said. “You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky. “I'll be right back,” I promised. “If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

The world of 'The Hunger Games' is a paranoid survivalist's dream.