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‘ i do so love to sing. ’

‘ birds in the heavens know i love you. ’

‘ thanks for stepping up. ’

‘ that seems like an odd pastime. ’

‘ i’m so blameless i’m choking on it. ’

‘ she’s a wily little thing who began to manipulate you the minute you met. ’

‘ [name], you need to get more sleep. ’

‘ human beings may not be perfect, but we’re better than that. ’

‘ most of us don’t want to watch other people suffer. ’

‘ i make my living entertaining people. ’

‘ i’ll sing you a few bars backstage. ’

‘ did you write that song yourself? ’

‘ none of them can hold a candle to you. ’

‘ she’s playing with fire there. ’

‘ i couldn’t save her. i couldn’t stop the blood. ’

‘ working kept me from freaking out. ’

‘ will she die? ’

‘ you must hate me. you should. i would hate me. ’

‘ don’t leave me to go through this alone! ’

‘ my condolences on the loss of your friend. ’

‘ it’s a difficult day for all of us. ’

‘ i can’t eat today. ’

‘ you’re quite the rebel. ’

‘ enjoy the show! ’

‘ i like your voice. ’

‘ she saved my life, i think. ’

‘ it’s just the kind of story that catches fire. ’

‘ it’s not safe. ’

‘ we’re not safe! ’

‘ you could start by thinking i can actually win. ’

‘ we think of a strategy. ’

‘ you find me a guitar? ’

‘ there’s an empty seat by me. ’

‘ i thought the war was over. ’

‘ it’s not immoral to defend ourselves. ’

‘ i trust your girl. ’

‘ when i was a girl, i fell into your arms. ’

‘ you stole & you gambled & i said you should. ’

‘ just let me remind you who i am to you. ’

‘ for when the bell rings, lover, you’re on your own. ’

‘ now what will you do when i go to my grave? ’

‘ new song? ’

‘ she is a performer, after all. ’

‘ people love a good love song. ’

‘ people are fools. ’

‘ there are a lot of romantics. ’

‘ i loved how it proved me right. ’

‘ i come bearing gifts. ’

‘ i feel more hopeful in the daytime, but when it gets dark, i get so afraid. ’

‘ take me with you. ’

‘ the only boy my heart has a sweet spot for now is you. ’

‘ it will be over quickly. ’

‘ we’re all a mess. ’

‘ you’re monsters! all of you! ’

‘ things will pick up. they have to. ’

‘ i almost feel sorry for him. ’

‘ doesn’t look so tough to me. ’

‘ is the whole city up? ’

‘ i need to stop causing you trouble. ’

‘ what makes you think i could do that? ’

‘ thanks for having our backs! ’

‘ i can walk, no thanks to you! ’

‘ i think i underestimated how much they hate us. ’

‘ i wanted them dead. i wanted every one of them dead. ’

‘ chaos happens. what else is there to say? ’

‘ oh, don’t let him die alone. ’

‘ he declined to comment. ’

‘ you’re heartless. ’

‘ the only thing you are is brave. ’

‘ she’s smarter than she looks. ’

‘ why haven’t you made this public? ’

‘ this is a surprisingly warm welcome for the person who almost destroyed you! ’

‘ some girl will be singing. ’

‘ i should’ve warned you about the birds. ’

‘ kill two birds with one stone. ’

‘ sometimes hungry people need music the most. ’

‘ do you like sweets? ’

‘ you made your choice. ’

‘ just spending some time with my girl. ’

‘ you’re mine & i’m yours. it’s written in the stars. ’

‘ he’s a liar & a louse. ’

‘ this is the price they pay. ’

‘ we’ll just perch here until they shoo us off. ’

‘ i hate to think of them caged up, when they’ve had a taste of freedom. ’

‘ sounds like torture, having someone controlling your voice like that. ’

‘ do you always feel free to speak your mind, [name]? ’

‘ i think you should say what you think. ’

‘ it’s a mystery, sweetheart. just like me. ’

‘ that’s why it’s my song. ’

‘ snakes like it there. ’

‘ maybe my freedom is worth the risk. ’

‘ trust is important. ’

‘ i think trust is more important than love. ’

‘ i love all kinds of things i don’t trust. ’

‘ i trust you, though. ’

‘ [name] feeds on sweet. ’

‘ you been with her, that’s what i’ve heard. ’

‘ i’ll sell you for a song. ’

‘ thought we agreed this was between us. ’

‘ she’s my girl. ’

‘ we’ve got no quarrel with you. ’

‘ always keep that last bullet somewhere safe. ’

‘ you were never here. ’

‘ you’re pure as the driven snow. ’

‘ i told you to run so we'd both be free. ’

‘ no stranger would it be if we met up at midnight in the hanging tree. ’

‘ i’ll miss the music & my pretty birds. ’

‘ i think there’s a natural goodness born into us all. you can either cross that line into evil or not. but it’s our life's work to stay on the right side of that line. ’

‘ you said you killed three people this summer. ’

‘ i killed the old me to come with you. ’

‘ i’m not made of sugar. ’

‘ it’s not too late to work something out. ’

‘ our essential nature is violent. ’

‘ that’s not what happened. ’

‘ i’m trying to show you in the best possible light. ’

‘ stress the positive, ignore the negative. ’

‘ don’t let them paint their posters with your blood. not if you can help it. ’

‘ why don’t we all take a deep breath? ’

‘ you’re headed for a bloody & agonizing death. ’

‘ think about it before you burn that bridge entirely. ’

‘ you might not want me, but it’s a sure bet you need me. ’

‘ that’s a raven. it’s the biggest songbird there is. ’

‘ that bird is who i want to be when i grow up. someone who says whatever they think is right, no matter what. ’

‘ i need to take a piss. ’

‘ you are loved better, raised better, & a whole lot better company. ’

‘ you & me to the end. ’

‘ poor little bird... who will sing your songs now? ’

‘ she doesn’t belong to them. ’

‘ don’t just hand her over. make them fight for her. ’

‘ scared them pretty good, you reckon? ’

‘ i could open these in a jiffy if i had a hairpin. ’

‘ it’s impossible to tell when they’re watching. ’

‘ i’m not a breakfast person. ’

‘ if you can manage to get a bit more down in the next few days, it would be a good thing. ’

‘ so we’ll ask you now, what do you want? ’

‘ they think of us as animals. & they think of themselves as superior. so it’s okay to kill us. ’

‘ force them to admit we’re people, too. & they’re the beasts for killing us. ’

‘ i can tell him you’re both smart. ’

‘ pack members have better odds. at least in the beginning. someone to watch their backs. ’

‘ first avoid the slaughter. ’

‘ get weapons, look for water. ’

‘ find food & where to sleep. ’

‘ there’s a good chance you’ll be on the move.’

‘ you snore. ’

‘ i could hear you through the wall. ’

‘ just a bunch of loose cannons. ’

‘ are we always the last ones to arrive at everything? ’

‘ we should throw knives. ’

‘ we could’ve taken them. ’

‘ the question is, why didn’t you? ’

‘ why do you submit to it all? ’

‘ i still don’t think the fear they inspire justifies this arrangement we’ve all entered into. ’

‘ you put on quite a show last night. ’

‘ they don’t care what happens to us tributes, dead or alive. ’

‘ why do you keep dogging me? ’

‘ there’s a gym full of people just aching for some exposure. ’

‘ i’ll try to give you some space. ’

‘ you have to be nice. ’

‘ don’t comment on her hair, don’t comment on her nails, don’t comment on how she looks in brown. ’

‘ don’t ask to examine her pin because you’re an authority on jewelry. ’

‘ we need to seem like people you’d want to be your allies. ’

‘ i guess if i can find one potato, i stand a good chance of finding two. ’

‘ you needn’t apologize for being astute. i’m just glad you’re paying attention. ’

‘ so, if it’s a machine, it can be broken, right? ’

‘ i wish you were my sister. ’

‘ we don’t have to buy into their mind game, that somehow they will always defeat us. ’

‘ everyone acts like the odds aren’t in our favor, but i’m sure we can beat those odds! ’

‘ at least this alliance gives us something to do besides freak out. ’

‘ you all managing after the accident? ’

‘ well, that’s one way of drowning your sorrows. ’

‘ i think he believes you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. ’

‘ do you know much about doves, [name]? ’

‘ all the birds i’ve encountered are vicious. ’

‘ bet i know a thing or two about your dove. ’

‘ she’s delightful to look at, swishes around in bright colors, & sings like a mockingjay. ’

‘ you love her. & oh, how she seems to love you. ’

‘ except sometimes you wonder, because her plans don’t include you at all. ’

‘ believe me, romantically speaking, you’re dodging a bullet with these games. ’

‘ you can die clean & fair, or we can open the games with the slowest, most agonizing death ever to befall a tribute. ’

‘ i have a belated birthday gift for you. i want it treated with the gratitude it deserves. ’

‘ i did not know about any of this. ’

‘ he just said he wanted to talk to you. ’

‘ you’re my hero. i hope i’m just like you when i grow up. oh, wait a minute, that won’t be happening. ’

‘ that’s not sleeping in my room. ’

‘ we’re supposed to pretend she’s real for the cameras. i have no idea who she is. ’

‘ whoever she is, i guess she’s ours now. ’

‘ i used to have a pet canary by that name. ’

‘ do you think we should practice being on watch? ’

‘ no one here will hurt you. ’

‘ i can only hope that his death is quick & not in vain. ’

‘ i’ll try to look out for him in there. ’

‘ you have to be careful what you say around her. she’s not herself, & might repeat it to anyone. ’

‘ it sounds better when she sings it. ’

‘ you really caught their attention. ’

‘ she doesn’t like me, your girlfriend. ’

‘ i know her secret & she hates being at my mercy. ’

‘ i told you, it’s a secret. those should be respected. ’

‘ you’re murdering us! you’re murdering us! ’

‘ you’re not going to make any friends with this approach. ’

‘ be a rascal. a charming, naughty rascal. ’

‘ who’s ready for a big, big, big day! ’

‘ sometimes the hurt’s too bad to bear alone. ’

‘ can we stay by the fire awhile? i don’t like the dark. ’

‘ we’d live longer with two of us. ’

‘ i swear, do this & i’ll never ask you for anything else as long as i live. ’

‘ i don’t want it to come down to you & me. ’

‘ don’t leave me again. ’

‘ it’s the only way i get back to my people. ’

‘ enjoy your homecoming. ’

‘ i tried to change things, & now everybody’s dead. you don’t want me. ’

‘ you were capable of imagining a different future. ’

‘ you have nothing to lose. that puts you in a position of power. ’