Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.

Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared.

I'm not good at talking about myself.

How did Rue end up on that stage with nothing but the wind offering to take her place?

Something inside me shuts down and I'm too numb to feel anything. It's like watching complete strangers in another Hunger Games. But I do notice they omit the part where I covered her in flowers. Right. Because even that smacks of rebellion.

You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.

I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.