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title: "34 Arena Quotes By Suzanne Collins"
description: "34 Arena quotes by Suzanne Collins. Plus more from Suzanne Collins and more Arena sayings from other authors."
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> [“I am going back into the arena.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-am-going-back-into-the-arena/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“When you're in the arena... you just remember who the enemy is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/when-you-re-in-the-arena-you-just-remember-who-the-enemy-is/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“People in this arena weren't crowned for their compassion”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/people-in-this-arena-weren-t-crowned-for-their-compassion/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Everything is about them, not the dying boys and girls in the arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/everything-is-about-them-not-the-dying-boys-and-girls-in-the-arena/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Yes, and I’m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/yes-and-i-m-sure-the-arena-will-be-full-of-bags-of-flour-for-me-to/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [When you're in the arena...you just remember who the enemy is" - Haymitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/when-you-re-in-the-arena-you-just-remember-who-the-enemy-is-haymitch/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-realize-for-the-first-time-how-very-lonely-i-ve-been-in-the-arena/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“The arena messed us all up pretty good, don't you think? Or do you still feel like the girl who volunteered for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/the-arena-messed-us-all-up-pretty-good-don-t-you-think-or-do-you/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [You never know. Say the arena's actually a giant cake-" "Say we move on," I broke in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/you-never-know-say-the-arena-s-actually-a-giant-cake-say-we-move-on-i/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“If he dies, I'll never go home. I'll spend the rest of my life in this arena, trying to think my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/if-he-dies-i-ll-never-go-home-i-ll-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-in-this/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Our romance became a key strategy for our survival in the arena. Only it wasn't just a strategy for Peeta.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/our-romance-became-a-key-strategy-for-our-survival-in-the-arena-only/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/you-re-not-leaving-me-here-alone-i-say-because-if-he-dies-i-ll-never/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Katniss: 'What about you? Ive seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour'. I snap at him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/katniss-what-about-you-ive-seen-you-in-the-market-you-can-lift/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Then I get it, what it means. At least, for me. District 12 only has three existing victors to choose from. Two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/then-i-get-it-what-it-means-at-least-for-me-district-12-only-has/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [It's funny, because even though they're rattling on about the Games, it's all about where they were or what they were doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/it-s-funny-because-even-though-they-re-rattling-on-about-the-games-it/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“The Games are still on. We have left the arena, but since Peeta and I weren’t killed, his last wish to preserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/the-games-are-still-on-we-have-left-the-arena-but-since-peeta-and-i/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Listen up. You're in trouble. Word is the Capitol's furious about you showing them up in the arena. The one thing they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/listen-up-you-re-in-trouble-word-is-the-capitol-s-furious-about-you/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [It's lovely. If only you could frost someone to death." "Don't be so superior. You can never tell what you will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/it-s-lovely-if-only-you-could-frost-someone-to-death-don-t-be-so/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/sometimes-when-i-m-alone-i-take-the-pearl-from-where-it-lives-in-my/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [And it’s all my fault, Gale. Because of what I did in the arena. If I had just killed myself with those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/and-it-s-all-my-fault-gale-because-of-what-i-did-in-the-arena-if-i/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/the-rules-of-the-hunger-games-are-simple-in-punishment-for-the/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [The arenas are historic sites, preserved after the Games. Popular destinations for Capitol residents to visit, to vacation. Go for a month,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/the-arenas-are-historic-sites-preserved-after-the-games-popular/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [I'm relieved Peeta's alive. I tell myself again that if I get killed, his winnings will benefit my mother and Prim the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-m-relieved-peeta-s-alive-i-tell-myself-again-that-if-i-get-killed/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [ My time in the arena made me realize how I needed to stop punishing \[my mother\] for something she couldn't help, specifically… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/my-time-in-the-arena-made-me-realize-how-i-needed-to-stop-punishing/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [What's going on down there, Katniss? Have they all joined hands? Taken a vow of nonviolence? Tossed the weapons in the sea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/what-s-going-on-down-there-katniss-have-they-all-joined-hands-taken-a/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Something keeps me moving forward, though. A lifetime of watching the Hunger Games lets me know that certain areas of the arena…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/something-keeps-me-moving-forward-though-a-lifetime-of-watching-the/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Yes, victors are our strongest. They're the ones who survived the arena and slipped the noose of poverty that strangles the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/yes-victors-are-our-strongest-they-re-the-ones-who-survived-the-arena/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [Something inside me twists as I remember another voice. Rue. In the arena. When I gave her the leg of groosling. “Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/something-inside-me-twists-as-i-remember-another-voice-rue-in-the/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“Life in District 12 isn’t really so different from life in the arena. At some point, you have to stop running and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/life-in-district-12-isn-t-really-so-different-from-life-in-the-arena/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“Life in District 12 isn’t really so different from life in the arena. At some point, you have to stop running and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/life-in-district-12-isn-t-really-so-different-from-life-in-the-arena-2/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/but-in-school-i-remember-hearing-that-for-the-second-quarter-quell/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [I feel like I owe him something, and I hate owing people. Maybe if I had thanked him at some point, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-feel-like-i-owe-him-something-and-i-hate-owing-people-maybe-if-i/)

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> [You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile. "Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/you-d-have-thought-we-planned-it-says-peeta-giving-me-just-the-hint/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [I'm unaware that my feet are moving to the table until I'm inches from the holograph. My hand reaches in and cups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-m-unaware-that-my-feet-are-moving-to-the-table-until-i-m-inches/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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## Other authors on Arena

## More by Suzanne Collins

> [It's amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/it-s-amazing-to-see-things-that-are-suggested-in-the-book-fully/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [KEEP CALM and HAVE A SUGAR CUBE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/keep-calm-and-have-a-sugar-cube/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [A furious Peeta hammers Haymitch with the atrocity he could become party to, but I can feel Haymitch watching me. This is the moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/a-furious-peeta-hammers-haymitch-with-the-atrocity-he-could-become/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [“The same goes for the other captured tributes, Johanna and Enobaria.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/the-same-goes-for-the-other-captured-tributes-johanna-and-enobaria/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [I don't know how to say it exactly. Only...I want to die as myself. Does that make any sense?' he asks. I shake my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-don-t-know-how-to-say-it-exactly-only-i-want-to-die-as-myself-does/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [He never lets go of Annie's hand. Not when they walk, not when they eat. I doubt he ever plans to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/he-never-lets-go-of-annie-s-hand-not-when-they-walk-not-when-they-eat/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [“I want to interrupt the taping and beg Finnick’s forgiveness for every false thought I’ve ever had about him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-want-to-interrupt-the-taping-and-beg-finnick-s-forgiveness-for/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [I pound on the glass, screaming my head off. Everyone ignores me except for some Capitol attendant who appears behind me and offers me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-pound-on-the-glass-screaming-my-head-off-everyone-ignores-me-except/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [Because it doesn't matter anymore, and because I'm so desperately lonely I can't stand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/because-it-doesn-t-matter-anymore-and-because-i-m-so-desperately/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [Then I dive into my tent before I do something stupid like cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/then-i-dive-into-my-tent-before-i-do-something-stupid-like-cry/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [“¡Es que no quiero que me conozcan! ¡Ya me están quitando el futuro! ¡No pueden llevarse también lo que me importaba en el pasado!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/es-que-no-quiero-que-me-conozcan-ya-me-est-n-quitando-el-futuro-no/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [“I act delighted, but I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-act-delighted-but-i-have-zero-interest-in-these-capitol-people-they/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [Mostly we just add to the piles of rainbow glass that's been blown off the exteriors of the cany-colored buildings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/mostly-we-just-add-to-the-piles-of-rainbow-glass-that-s-been-blown/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [You're punishing him over and over for things that are out of his control. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't have a fully loaded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/you-re-punishing-him-over-and-over-for-things-that-are-out-of-his/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

> [“But the significant difference between Thirteen and the Capitol are the expectations of the populace. Thirteen was used to hardship, wheras in the Capitol,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/but-the-significant-difference-between-thirteen-and-the-capitol-are/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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