You would think after all the hours I’d spent with Gale– watching him talk and laugh and frown– that I would know all there was to know about his lips. But I hadn’t imagined how warm they would feel pressed against my own. Or how those hands [...] could entrap me… I vaguely remember my fingers, curled tightly closed, resting on his chest.

deep in the meadow , under the willow , a bed of grass , a soft green pillow

You know what I miss? More than anything? Coffee. -- Plutarch Heavensbee

I'm very hard to catch," says Rue. "And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me. So don't count me out.

You're not afraid I'll kill you tonight?" "Like I couldn't take you.

Stay with me. Always.

Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan.