So I thought if I stopped being so, you know, wounded, we could take a shot at just being friends. - Peeta Mellark

I don’t stand a chance if he doesn't get better. You’ll never be able to let him go. You’ll always feel wrong about being with me.” “The way I always felt wrong kissing him because of you,” I say. Gale holds my gaze. “If I thought that was true, I could almost live with the rest of it.

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

I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.

The idea of being strong for someone else having never entered their heads, I find myself in the position of having to console them. Since I'm the person going in to be slaughtered, this is somewhat annoying.

Sometimes when things are particularly bad, my brain will give me a happy dream. [...] When I fully awaken, I'm momentarily comforted. I try to hold on to the peaceful feeling of the dream, but it quickly slips away, leaving me sadder than ever.

You love me. Real or not real?" I tell him, "Real.