Did you love Annie right away, Finnick?" I ask. "No." A long time passes before he adds, "She crept up on me.

I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.

Fire beats roses again.

The berries. I realize the answer to who I am lies in that handful of poisonous fruit. If I held them out to save Peeta because I knew I would be shunned if I came back without him, then I am despicable. If I held them out because I loved him, I am still self-centered, although forgivable. But if I held them out to defy the capitol, I am someone of worth. The trouble is, I don't know exactly what was going on inside me at that moment.

But just before they cut back to the main newscaster, I see the unmistakable flash of that same mockingjay's wing. The reporter has simply been incorporated into the old footage. She's not in District 13 at all. Which begs the question, What is?

I don't think it's going to work out. Winning...won't help in any case. Because...she came here with me. - Peeta Mellark

if i win and you die, i dont have a home to go back to. you are my life.