--- title: "8 Hunger games book Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 8 Hunger games book quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Hunger games book sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/sam-esmail-5206_children_oh-i-don-t-know-is-it-that-we-collective_481651.jpg" --- > [“Oh, I don't know. Is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man, even when we knew he made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-esmail/oh-i-don-t-know-is-it-that-we-collectively-thought-steve-jobs-was-a/) [Sam Esmail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-esmail/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/sam-esmail-5206_children_oh-i-don-t-know-is-it-that-we-collective_481651.jpg) > [“So…you're not going to tell me what they mean? C'mon. What's the Hob? Why Forks?” When I stand, I switch to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-eliot/so-you-re-not-going-to-tell-me-what-they-mean-c-mon-what-s-the-hob/) [Anne Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-eliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/anne-eliot-4912_books_so-you-re-not-going-to-tell-me-what-they_710146.jpg) > [ We both \[with Suzanne Collins \] felt strongly that you wouldn't want to age up the characters, no matter the age of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/we-both-with-suzanne-collins-felt-strongly-that-you-wouldn-t-want-to/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/nina-jacobson-8759_actors_we-both-with-suzanne-collins-felt-strong_2082272.png) > [I love the Hunger Games books. Certainly, the fans are there. They're grown enormously since the beginning. When I first brought the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/i-love-the-hunger-games-books-certainly-the-fans-are-there-they-re/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/nina-jacobson-8759_book_i-love-the-hunger-games-books-certainly_2540602.png) > [ Being able to just stick to our instincts and honor the \[Hunger Games\] books and find a way to stay the course… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/being-able-to-just-stick-to-our-instincts-and-honor-the-hunger-games/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/nina-jacobson-8759_able_being-able-to-just-stick-to-our-instinct_2597521.png) > [There is a young fella who works for me, named Brian Unkeless, who's very smart. We're a very small company that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/there-is-a-young-fella-who-works-for-me-named-brian-unkeless-who-s/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/nina-jacobson-8759_assistants_there-is-a-young-fella-who-works-for-me_2776624.jpg) > [ We didn't want to dilute or soften the material because that would really be irresponsible, in its own way. The \[Hunger Games\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/we-didn-t-want-to-dilute-or-soften-the-material-because-that-would/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/931/nina-jacobson-8759_book_we-didn-t-want-to-dilute-or-soften-the-m_3095759.png) > [I read the three 'Hunger Games' books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote 'Just a Game.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/birdy/i-read-the-three-hunger-games-books-in-a-week-and-because-i-liked/) [Birdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/birdy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/birdy-21840_because_i-read-the-three-hunger-games-books-in-a_3230292.jpg) ## Top authors on Hunger games book - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nina-jacobson-71612.jpg) Nina Jacobson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunger-games-book/nina-jacobson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunger-games-book/#itemlist", "name": "Hunger games book Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh, I don't know. Is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man, even when we knew he made billions off the backs of children? Or maybe it's that it feels like all our heroes are counterfeit? The world itself's just one big hoax. Spamming each other with our running commentary of bulls**t, masquerading as insight, our social media faking as intimacy. Or is it that we voted for this? Not with our rigged elections, but with our things, our property, our money. I'm not saying anything new. We all know why we do this, not because Hunger Games books makes us happy, but because we wanna be sedated. 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I suppose I could use Sesame Street or Pokémon for a reference—if it would help you understand better?” Bam. That should seal it. I couldn't have sounded more like a total bitch. He nods. “No, I've got it. My bedroom was Tatooine for all of third and fourth grade. 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