I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.
Suzanne CollinsWhen I was young I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger, for several years.
Suzanne CollinsSometimes, when I clean a kill, I feed Buttercup the entrails. He has stopped hissing at me. Entrails. No hissing. This is the closest we will ever come to love.
Suzanne CollinsPeeta and I had adjoining cells in the Capitol. We're very familiar with each other's screams.โ Annie, who's on Johanna's other side, does that thing where she covers her ears and exits reality. Finnick shoots Johanna an angry look as his arm encircles Annie. โWhat? My head doctor says I'm not supposed to censor my thoughts. It's part of my therapy,โ replies Johanna.
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