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

She genuinely likes people. All people, not just a select few she's spent years making up her mind about.

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

There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. She's no fool. Her hand reaches out and I clutch it like a lifeline. As if it's me who's dying instead of Rue.

Katniss: I guess all those hours decorating cakes paid off. Peeta: Yes, frosting. The final defence of the dying. (252)

I know we promised Haymitch, we'd do exactly what they said, but I don't think he considered this angle.' 'Where is Haymitch, anyway? Isn't he supposed to protect us from this sort of thing?' says Peeta. 'With all that alcohol in him, it's probably not advisable to have him around an open flame,' I say.

Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.