But there was only one kiss that made me feel something stir deep inside. Only one that made me want more. But my head wound started bleeding and he made me lie down.

What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.

District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.

The star-crossed lovers

Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.

My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.

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

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

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

To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

You don't have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down.

No, I don't have a ring, but I have my heart and it's all yours.

If you must push yourself beyond your limits, push yourself hard enough for success.

I have cellulite. I admit it. But sometimes I just say, 'Screw it, I am going to wear a bikini.'

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

In convent, I live for 4 months in a broom closet. I do not rot.

For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.

If I could do what I want with my eyes alone, I would be happy.

The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such a spirit of detachment and recollection that even his work is a prayer