Yes, they have to have a victor. Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers' faces. They'd have failed the Capitol. Might possibly even be executed, slowly and painfully, while the cameras broadcast it to every screen in the country.
Suzanne CollinsAnd then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.
Suzanne CollinsOh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?" says Peeta. "It costs everything you are.
Suzanne CollinsAnd then, if you make it to bedtime, you feel the joy of cheating death out of one more day," she said. "Do you see?
Suzanne CollinsThey 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 Collins