--- title: "18 Fingers Quotes By Suzanne Collins" description: "18 Fingers quotes by Suzanne Collins. Plus more from Suzanne Collins and more Fingers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/suzanne-collins-60_fingers_my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-h_406179.jpg" --- > [My lips are just forming his name when his fingers lock around my throat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-his-fingers-lock-around-my/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/suzanne-collins-60_fingers_my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-h_406179.jpg) > [I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. “No, don’t let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-loosen-my-grasp-but-he-regains/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/suzanne-collins-60_don-t-let-go_i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-l_1424920.jpg) > [Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-number-of-sunsets-i-have-left/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/suzanne-collins-60_because-i-can_because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-nu_1960761.jpg) > [Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that again.” “Or what?” I ask. “Or .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his-fingers-in-mine-don-t-try/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/suzanne-collins-60_asks_yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his_1819242.jpg) > [When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/when-i-wake-up-the-other-side-of-the-bed-is-cold-my-fingers-stretch/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/suzanne-collins-60_bad-dream_when-i-wake-up-the-other-side-of-the-bed_2202265.jpg) > [Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/look-how-we-take-your-children-and-sacrifice-them-and-there-s-nothing/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/suzanne-collins-60_children_look-how-we-take-your-children-and-sacri_738867.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/suzanne-collins-60_arena_i-m-unaware-that-my-feet-are-moving-to-t_228677.jpg) > [Then it’s just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Almost rigid with determination, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/then-it-s-just-venia-whose-skin-is-so-pale-her-tattoos-appear-to-be/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/suzanne-collins-60_absent_then-it-s-just-venia-whose-skin-is-so-pa_1627162.jpg) > [As I descend the stairs, I can’t help brushing my fingers along the unblemished white marble walls. So cold and beautiful. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/as-i-descend-the-stairs-i-can-t-help-brushing-my-fingers-along-the/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/suzanne-collins-60_beautiful_as-i-descend-the-stairs-i-can-t-help-bru_1780258.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/suzanne-collins-60_allies_you-d-have-thought-we-planned-it-says-pe_183405.jpg) > [But it's Posy, Gale's five-year-old sister, who helps the most. She scoots along the bench to Octavia and touches her skin with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/but-it-s-posy-gale-s-five-year-old-sister-who-helps-the-most-she/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/suzanne-collins-60_benches_but-it-s-posy-gale-s-five-year-old-siste_1889358.jpg) > [At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/at-least-you-two-have-decent-manners-says-effie-as-we-re-finishing/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/suzanne-collins-60_comment_at-least-you-two-have-decent-manners-say_1367432.jpg) > [He felt around desperately for a weapon. What did he have? Diapers? Cookies? Oh, why hadn't they given him a sword? He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/he-felt-around-desperately-for-a-weapon-what-did-he-have-diapers/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/suzanne-collins-60_bags_he-felt-around-desperately-for-a-weapon_2843995.jpg) > [Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/then-something-unexpected-happens-at-least-i-don-t-expect-it-because/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/suzanne-collins-60_admiration_then-something-unexpected-happens-at-lea_172130.jpg) > [And then there was Tick. Brave little Tick, who had flown into the faces of an army of rats to save his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/and-then-there-was-tick-brave-little-tick-who-had-flown-into-the/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/suzanne-collins-60_army_and-then-there-was-tick-brave-little-tic_2233536.jpg) > [Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol’s way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/taking-the-kids-from-our-districts-forcing-them-to-kill-one-another-2/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/suzanne-collins-60_chance_taking-the-kids-from-our-districts-forci_2421618.jpg) > [You would think after all the hours I’d spent with Gale– watching him talk and laugh and frown– that I would know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/you-would-think-after-all-the-hours-i-d-spent-with-gale-watching-him/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/suzanne-collins-60_feels_you-would-think-after-all-the-hours-i-d_1170951.jpg) > [I noticed the plants growing around me. Tall with leaves like arrowheads. Blossoms with three white petals. I knelt down in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-noticed-the-plants-growing-around-me-tall-with-leaves-like/) [Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/suzanne-collins-60_digging_i-noticed-the-plants-growing-around-me-t_1298946.jpg) ## Other authors on Fingers ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fingers/suzanne-collins/#itemlist", "name": "18 Fingers Quotes By Suzanne Collins", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My lips are just forming his name when his fingers lock around my throat.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Collins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-his-fingers-lock-around-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/suzanne-collins-60_fingers_my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-h_406179.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/suzanne-collins-60_fingers_my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-h_406179.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/suzanne-collins-60_fingers_my-lips-are-just-forming-his-name-when-h_406179.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My lips are just forming his name when his fingers lock around my throat.” — Suzanne Collins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. “No, don’t let go of me,” he says.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Collins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-loosen-my-grasp-but-he-regains/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/suzanne-collins-60_don-t-let-go_i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-l_1424920.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/suzanne-collins-60_don-t-let-go_i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-l_1424920.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/suzanne-collins-60_don-t-let-go_i-look-down-at-our-linked-fingers-as-i-l_1424920.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. “No, don’t let go of…” — Suzanne Collins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any of them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Collins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-number-of-sunsets-i-have-left/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/suzanne-collins-60_because-i-can_because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-nu_1960761.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/suzanne-collins-60_because-i-can_because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-nu_1960761.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/suzanne-collins-60_because-i-can_because-i-can-count-on-my-fingers-the-nu_1960761.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don't want to miss any of them.” — Suzanne Collins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that again.” “Or what?” I ask. “Or . . . or . . .” He can’t think of anything good. “Just give me a minute.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Collins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his-fingers-in-mine-don-t-try/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/suzanne-collins-60_asks_yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his_1819242.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/suzanne-collins-60_asks_yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his_1819242.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/suzanne-collins-60_asks_yeah-about-that-says-peeta-entwining-his_1819242.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yeah, about that,” says Peeta, entwining his fingers in mine. “Don’t try something like that again.” “Or…” — Suzanne Collins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. 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