Hands Quotes by Suzanne Collins

I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let…

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I take Peeta's face in my hands. "Don't worry. I'll see you at midnight.

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I reach out to touch his cheek and he catches my hand and presses it against his lips.

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Cato kneels beside Clove, spear in hand, begging her to stay with him. In a moment, he will realize it's futile, she…

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Peeta looks me right in the eye and gives my hand what I think is meant to be a reassuring squeeze. Maybe…

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I trusted him. I put what was precious in Haymitch's hands. & he has betrayed me

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For me, it's better to wake up with a paintbrush than a knife in my hand. -Peeta

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He never lets go of Annie's hand. Not when they walk, not when they eat. I doubt he ever plans to.

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There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. She's no fool. Her hand reaches out and I…

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I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then…

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That's very funny," says Peeta. Suddenly he lashes out at the glass in Haymitch's hand. It shatters on the floor, sending the…

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There's always hand-to-hand combat. All you need is to come up with a knife, and you'll at least stand a chance. If…

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We hand the meat over to Greasy Sae in the kitchen. She likes District 13 well enough, even though she thinks the…

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He puts the chain with the locket around my neck, then rests his hand over the spot where our baby would be.…

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And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all…

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One more time? For the audience?" he says. His voice isn't angry. It's hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the…

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I go to the saltwater and wash off the blood, trying to decide which I hate more, pain or itching. Fed up,…

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Four people wheel out a huge wedding cake from a side room. Most of the guests back up, making way for this…

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So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your hand shot right up in the air.…

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They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They…

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Then it’s just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Almost rigid with determination, she…

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Peeta rinses the pearl off in the water and hands it to me. “For you.” I hold it out on my palm…

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Today I might lose both of them. I try to imagine a world where both Gale's and Peeta's voices have ceased. Hands…

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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…

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Clove!" Cato's voice is much nearer now. I can tell by the pain in it that he sees her on the ground.…

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It's a long shot, it's suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss…

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And then it happens. Up and down the row, the victors begin to join hands. Some right away, like the morphlings, or…

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“I watch his hands, his beautiful, capable fingers. Scarred, as mine were before the Capitol erased all marks from my skin, but…

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I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. I remember when you sang…

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A faint light burned in the pit revealing a furry creature hunched over a stone slab, fiddling with something. At first Gregor…

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I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. And I remember when you...…

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When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. She just has the time to reach…

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My death could, in fact, save him. If it can't, no matter. It's enough to die of spite. To punish Haymitch, who,…

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That's right. Who am I thinking of? Oh, I know. It's Cinna who likes you. But that's mainly because you didn't try…

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Go to sleep," he says softly. His hand brushes the lose strands of my hair off my forehead. Unlike the staged kisses…

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Oh, he's on top of it. It was volunteer only, but he pretended not to notice me waving my hand in the…

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I reach for Prim in the twilight, clamp my hand on her leg and pull myself over to her. Her voice remains…

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You would think after all the hours I’d spent with Gale– watching him talk and laugh and frown– that I would know…

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I raise my left arm and twist my neck down to rip off the pill on my sleeve. Instead my teeth sink…

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Katniss?" He drops my hand and I take a step, as if to catch my balance. "It was all for the Games,"…

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