The Hunger Games is a popular 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins.
It follows the life story of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen after she is chosen to compete in a televised battle to the death.
The novel explores themes of government control, “big brother,” and personal independence amidst an adventure that appeals to fans of science fiction, survival, and fantasy.
Some of the most memorable quotes from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games include “Remember, we’re madly in love, so it’s all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it”, “As long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve”, “No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire”, and “No, when the time comes, I’m sure I’ll kill just like everybody else. I can’t go down without a fight”.
You can read a curated collection below from The Hunger Games book below:
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Best The Hunger Games Quotes
“May the odds be ever in your favor!” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don’t hurt anyone but myself.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“I just…I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“I don’t want to lose the boy with the bread.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
You know, you’re kind of squeamish for such a lethal person. ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
I’ll never know what it was he wanted me to remember. ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
As long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve. ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Sometimes, 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 Collins (The Hunger Games).
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Famous The Hunger Games Quotes
“I’m more than just a piece in their Games.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Katniss, the girl who was on fire!” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true, here is the place where I love you.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Well, I don’t have much competition here.”
“You don’t have much competition anywhere.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“You here to finish me off, Sweetheart?” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Destroying things is much easier than making them.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
Top The Hunger Games Quotes
“And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“It crosses my mind that Cinna’s calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Here’s some advice. Stay alive.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“My mother says healers are born, not made.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“And while I was talking, the idea of actually losing Peeta hit me again and I realized how much I don’t want him to die. And it’s not about the sponsors. And it’s not about what will happen when we get home. And it’s not just that I don’t want to be alone. It’s him. I do not want to lose the boy with the bread.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“No. Now, shut up and eat your pears.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“I have kept track of the boy with the bread.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Because when he sings…even the birds stop to listen.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
Powerful The Hunger Games Quotes
“I bite my lip, feeling inferior. While I’ve been ruminating on the availability of trees, Peeta has been struggling with how to maintain his identity. His purity of self.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Rue, who when you ask her what she loves most in the world, replies, of all things, “Music.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“I can feel Peeta press his forehead into my temple and he asks, ‘So now that you’ve got me, what are you going to do with me?’ I turn into him. ‘Put you somewhere you can’t get hurt.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when it’s morning again, they’ll wash away
Here it’s safe, here it’s warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Remember, we’re madly in love, so it’s all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“You’re not leaving me here alone,” I say. Because if he dies, I’ll never go home, not really. I’ll spend the rest of my life in this arena, trying to think my way out.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
Great The Hunger Games Quotes
“I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“The cat that Prim got hates me, I think partly because I tried to drown it.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“You have a… remarkable memory.”
“I remember everything about you. You’re the one who wasn’t paying attention.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Only I keep wishing I could think of a way…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“They’re already taking my future! They can’t have the things that mattered to me in the past!” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Yes, and I’m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“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.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Stupid people are dangerous.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“Oh, and I suppose the apples ate the cheese.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.” ~ Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games).
“My nightmares are usually about losing you. I’m okay once I realize you’re here.”
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