Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun.
This is no place for a girl on fire.
If the careers want me, let them find me.
The more you can distract yourself, the better.
My guess is that fearful events are the hardest to root out. They're the ones we naturally remember the best, after all.
I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.