The way she kissed you in the Quarter Quellโฆwell she never kissed me like thatโฆI should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her thenโฆI guess itโs Katnissโ problem. Who to chooseโฆKatniss will pick whoever she thinks she canโt survive without.
Suzanne CollinsI reach for Prim in the twilight, clamp my hand on her leg and pull myself over to her. Her voice remains steady as she croons to Buttercup. "It's all right, baby, it's all right. We'll be OK down there." My mother wraps her arms around us. I allow myself to feel young for a moment and rest my head on her shoulder.
Suzanne Collins