Catching Fire Quotes

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.

I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.

Tick tock, this is a clock.

I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this.

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I'm free to act as desperately as I wish.

But Gale is not one to keep secrets from me. "Katniss, there is no District Twelve."

When you're in the arena...you just remember who the enemy is" - Haymitch

Our lives are not just measured in years. They are measured in the lives we touch around us.

A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

Chase after the truth like all hell.

‎I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble.

I’m stopped by the sight of Finnick kissing Peeta.

I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.

No wonder I won the Games. NO decent person ever does.

You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.

I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me.

It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down.

And to us, we're more married than any piece of paper or big party could make us.

It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.

Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable.

Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel. "You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know," Haymitch says.

Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared.

If you die and i live there's no life for me back in District 12. You're my whole life. I would never be happy again.

So I only say, "So what should we do with our last few days?" "I just want to spend every possible minute of the rest of my life with you," Peeta replies.

Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress. "Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say. "It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks. "Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say. "Not if I keep looking at you," he says.

You've got to go through it to get to the end of it.

Sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.

You're hideous, you know that, right?

Look, if you wanted to be babied you should have asked Peeta.

I don't like self-righteous people," I say. "What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles.

I don't know what I expected from my first meeting with Peeta after the announcement. A few hugs and kisses. A little comfort maybe. Not this. I turn to Haymitch. "Don't worry, I'll get you more liquor.