They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.
Suzanne CollinsSo, hereโs what you do. You win, you go home. She canโt turn you down then, eh?โ says Caesar encouragingly. โI donโt think itโs going to work out. Winningโฆwonโt help in my case,โ says Peeta. โWhy ever not?โ says Caesar, mystified. Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. โBecauseโฆbecauseโฆshe came here with me.
Suzanne CollinsHe became my confidante, someone with whom I could share thoughts I could never voice...In exchange, he trusted me with his.
Suzanne CollinsAnd then, when heโs been underwater so long I feel certain heโs drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. โDonโt do that,โ I say. โWhat? Come up or stay under?โ he says. โEither. Neither. Whatever
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