Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and burst into tears. "It's been so long," she gasps, "since I've seen anything pretty.

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.

All you need to know is The Light.

I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.

Chicken exits are self-sabotage. They give you a false explanation for why you don't have something you want.

I knew I would grow up and wear a costume one day, and that's exactly what happened.

The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it.

Stress is a function not of events, but of our view of those events.

As the Quakers say, "When you pray, move your feet."

It used to be that a fellow went on the police force when everything else failed, but today he goes in the advertising game.

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.

Hardly a day goes by without me sticking on a Muddy Waters record.