Haymitch Abernathy

"Courage is doing what needs to be done even when you know you'll die."

"Change comes whether you want it to or not."

"Education teaches you facts. Survival teaches you truth."

"Knowledge is the only thing they can't take from you in the arena."

"Time is your enemy and your friend—depends on your strategy."

"The truth is we're all just waiting for death."

"Freedom is a lie they tell you every year before the games."

"I've seen beautiful things become ugly in the arena."

"Death is the one guarantee in this world."

"Keep breathing. That's the first rule of survival."

"I'm grateful to be drunk most days. It makes this easier."

"Creativity keeps tributes alive longer than brute force."

"I mentor because it's my job, but also because it matters."

"Work never stops in Panem. It just changes forms."

"Dreams are dangerous when you have to live in this reality."

"Humor is what separates us from the animals they want us to be."

"I've seen beauty and cruelty in equal measure."

"Stay alive."

"The real trick is figuring out how to stay sane when everything around you is insane."

"You can't trust anybody in this world. That's what the Games teach you."

"Drink. It helps."

"I'm drunk. Most of the time."

"The key to winning the Games is making sponsors love you."

"You're a victor now. That means the Capitol owns you."

"Being a sore loser is better than being a dead winner."

"I've been there. I know what it's like."

"Your only job is to stay alive and make sure your tribute does too."

"The Games aren't over just because you won them."

"You have to know who you are."

"I didn't volunteer. They picked me."