Haymitch Abernathy

"That's what you get for playing by the rules."

"Nobody wants to be a mentor to the dead."

"You think you're the first person to volunteer? I've sent plenty."

"This whole thing is a show, Katniss. Everything."

"I was a victor once too, you know."

"The trick is not thinking about it."

"You know what I think? I think you're a mutt."

"Go get some sleep. You need it."

"The sponsors matter more than your skills."

"I've made it my business to know things."

"You could try being nice to me."

"Don't you ever gamble with your life."

"That's the way of the Games."

"I remember you from the reaping."

"They don't want you to be a good person. They want you to survive."

"Get some rest. Tomorrow we sell you."

"At least I'm honest about being a drunk."

"You're so naive. It's almost charming."

"The Capitol doesn't care how you win, just that you do."

"I'm not a good man, but I'm a smart one."

"You think you're the first one to feel sorry for themselves?"

"This is the way the world works. Get used to it."

"I've buried a lot of tributes."

"Mentoring isn't for the faint of heart."

"You want sympathy? Wrong person."

"The Games never really end for you."

"I made it to eighteen. That's something."

"Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start feeling hungry."

"They can't kill you if nobody knows who you are."

"Being liked keeps you alive. Remember that."