I reach out to touch his cheek and he catches my hand and presses it against his lips.

What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.

District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.

The star-crossed lovers

Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.

My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.

To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.

The most delightful advantage of being bald one can hear the snowflakes.

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.

Meditation is a huge part of my life. And prayer.

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.

If lightning strikes while you're in the car it's your fault.

Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason.

I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.

Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing.

I always love to see singing on television; any form of a musical is exciting to me.

There is no small pleasure in pure water.