It's weird, how much he's noticed me... And apparently, I have not been as oblivious to him as I imagined, either.

Ladies and gentlemen....." His voice is quiet, but mine rings through the room. "Let the Seventy-sixth Hunger Games begin!

One slip. One slip in thousands. The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn't mattered.

But if you want to find peace, you must first be able to hope it is possible.

Yes, everyone in the districts will be watching me to see how I handle this death sentence, this final act of President Snow’s dominance. They will be looking for some sign that their battles have not been in vain. If I can make it clear that I’m still defying the Capitol right up to the end, the Capitol will have killed me…but not my spirit. What better way to give hope to the rebels?

So I thought if I stopped being so, you know, wounded, we could take a shot at just being friends. - Peeta Mellark

When I was young I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger, for several years.