Gale Hawthorne

"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees."

"The Capitol wants us divided by district. We're strongest united."

"Music and hunting are the only two things that make sense to me."

"Time is a luxury we don't have in District 12."

"Real power comes from knowing how to survive, not from parades."

"I've learned more from the forest than from any teacher."

"Friendship is a luxury in the Games, but it's the only thing that matters."

"The law says I can't hunt. The law is unjust."

"Creativity is knowing which plants are edible and which will kill you."

"I don't dream much. I'm too busy surviving."

"Technology is just a tool. The real power is in knowing how to live."

"My mother never understood why I needed the woods."

"There's no happiness in a gilded cage."

"History is written by the victors. We're tired of losing."

"Money doesn't grow on trees, but food does if you know where to look."

"Adventure is finding a new hunting ground and surviving it."

"The imagination of a hunter is what keeps him alive."

"Health means nothing without freedom."

"I've never had the luxury of faith, but I believe in action."

"Art is decorating something beautiful. Survival is just surviving."

"Science might explain how plants work, but the woods teach you why."

"Philosophy won't feed your family. A bow and arrow will."

"Literature is a luxury for people who don't have to hunt."

"War is what happens when people stop listening to each other."

"Every animal has a right to live as much as we do."

"Motivation comes from knowing what you're fighting for."

"Inspiration is seeing someone else refuse to break."

"Peace means having enough food and not being afraid."

"Nature doesn't judge. It just is."

"Death is something you accept when you hunt. It's part of life."