The Hunger Games

"Science won't help you when a knife is coming at your throat."

"Music's nice, but it won't save your life in the arena."

"Art is what we make when we're not trying not to die."

"Nature doesn't care about your survival. Neither does the Capitol."

"I'm alive because I learned to think like they do."

"Faith is for people who don't have to face the games."

"Literature teaches you to think. The games teach you to act."

"I've seen what technology can do when it's used as a weapon."

"Imagination is what separates the victors from the corpses."

"Adventure's just another word for getting yourself killed."

"Patience is a weapon. Learn to use it."

"The Capitol needs us more than we need them. Use that."

"I can teach you to survive. I can't teach you to stop caring."

"Leadership means making choices that haunt you forever."

"History is written by the victors. Remember that."

"War is what the games are—sanctioned, televised war."

"Your past doesn't define you unless you let it."

"I've lost too many tributes to believe in happy endings."

"The Capitol's watching everything. Never forget that."

"Beauty doesn't matter in the arena. Survival does."

"Humor keeps you sane when nothing else can."

"Dream all you want, but know the odds before you bet."

"I mentored you because I saw something worth saving."

"You can't change what's been done. Only what comes next."

"The real battle isn't in the arena—it's in your head."

"I didn't volunteer to be a drunk. The games made me this way."

"Sponsors are fickle. Entertain them or die."

"You're either brutal or you're dead. Pick one."

"The odds are never in your favor, but people love an underdog."

"Your family is your weakness. Use it wisely."