But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise.

You're punishing him over and over for things that are out of his control. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't have a fully loaded weapon next to you round the clock. But I think it's time you flipped this little scenario in your head. If you'd been taken by the Capitol, and hijacked, and then tried to kill Peeta, is this the way he would be treating you?" demands Haymitch. I fall silent. It isn't. It isn't how he would be treating me at all. He would be trying to get me back at any cost. Not shutting me out, abandoning me, greeting me with hostility at every turn.

Aim higher in case you fall short.

Cinna just smiles. 'Had a damp morning?' 'You could wring me out,' I reply. Cinna puts his arm around my shoulder and leads me into lunch. ' Don't worry, I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself.

Mutually counting on each other, watching each other's backs, forcing each other to be brave.

Well, I can't leave Mags behind," says Finnick. "She's one of the few people who actually likes me.

Then he smiles as if he'd be happy to lie there and gaze at me forever.