Quote by Suzanne Collins

“In some ways, District 13 is even more controlling than the Capitol.”

— Suzanne Collins

“We know how to be hungry, but not how to be told how to handle what provisions we have. In some ways, District 13…

— Suzanne Collins

“When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule…

— Suzanne Collins

“Of course, I hate the Capitol, but I have no confidence that my being the Mockingjay will benefit those who are trying to bring…

— Suzanne Collins

“It’s to the Capitol’s advantage to have us divided among ourselves,”

— Suzanne Collins

“The revolution of rising expectations, where the more a leader did, the more people expected?”

— L.E. Modesitt Jr

“Strange as it may seem, within plain sight of this same house, looking down from its commanding height upon it, was the Capitol. The…

— Solomon Northup

“All of this self-centered preoccupation with their bodies actually reinforces the power of the Capitol over its citizens - and the rest of Panem.”

— Christina Van Dyke

“He tells of the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North…

— Suzanne Collins

“The State is not the hope of the world; it is an institution grounded in the threat of violence, whether via capital punishments or…

— Douglas Wilson

“At the time, I didn’t know what he meant. It was hard to see clearly because I was so afraid. Now I’m not. The…

— Suzanne Collins

“There is buzz among the populace.”

— Michelle Knudsen