Katniss Everdeen

Character in Catching Fire From: Catching Fire

Protagonist and narrator; reluctant symbol of rebellion

293 quotes

"I am not my father's daughter. I am my mother's daughter."
"Burn with us."
"I never want to leave this meadow."
Peace
"They can torture us, starve us, we're still standing."
Courage
"I am not my father's daughter. I am my own person."
"I volunteered as tribute to save my sister's life. Now I have to save everyone else's."
Courage
"Fire is catching. If we burn, you burn with us."
"I need to stop caring what they think and focus on what I know."
Wisdom
"I keep touching the wounds on my body, trying to convince myself they're real."
"I was just a girl who loved to hunt. Now I'm a symbol."
Change
"We have to play the game to survive it."
"I'm a victor now, and that comes with a price."
Success
"I have to be the girl on fire they want me to be."
"Some wounds run deeper than physical scars."
"Everything changes when you realize the truth."
Truth
"I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees."
Freedom
"I'm not the girl they think I am."
"The arena is a prison of their making."
Freedom
"I live because others died for me."
Gratitude
"Courage is acting despite your fear."
Courage
"I choose my own path."
Freedom
"I am the Mockingjay."
"I have to do this. I have to go back in the arena."
Courage
"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to stay alive."
"I volunteer!"
Courage
"We are still playing by Caesar's rules."
Power
"This is my home, these are my people."
Family
"I'm not the Mockingjay. I'm just a girl from District Twelve."
Truth
"Fear is not an option."
Courage
"I choose you."
Relationships