Either you came in here a swimmer or you'd better be a really fast learner

Even though I don't ask, Plutarch gives me cheerful updates on the phone like "Good news, Katniss! I think we've almost got him convinced you're not a mutt!" Or "Today he was allowed to feed himself pudding!

Oh, my dear Miss Everdeen. I thought we had an agreement not to lie to each other.

How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I’m certain I love?

On and on we seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count.

Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget. Lady licking Prim's cheek. My father's laugh. Peeta's father with the cookies. The colour of Finnick's eyes. What Cinna could do with a length of silk. Boggs reprogramming the Holo. Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight. On and on. We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their death count.

I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite.