Suzanne Collins Quotes

Violence does not and cannot flourish by itself; it is inevitably intertwined with lying.

Oh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?

I express myself very strongly it's groveling, I'm trying to show groveling, but all of a sudden I found that I was mocking somebody.

Any time I’m not shooting my mouth off to a clichéd, two-bit creature of the night like you, it’s because I’m up to something.

They just hate it when people make love. And then they'll go to a fistfight where somebody's really hurt and all covered with bloodand they'll just love that. Or a war and stuff like that. They're all mixed up and they're trying to take it out on you so you get mixed up too.

We were going to kill ourselves in trying to kill each other.

there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.

At least no one's trying to kill anyone. Give them about fifteen minutes

What have I eaten? Lies and smiles.

I look down from the branch I'm perched on. The Careers look murderous. Now I smile.'How have things been with you?' I ask sweetly.

Oh, goodie. Let the bloodbath commence. (Zarek)

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.

He who attempts to make others believe in means which he himself despises is a puffer; he who makes use of more means than he knows to be necessary is a quack; and he who ascribes to those means a greater efficacy than his own experience warrants is an impostor.

No visor does become black villainy so well as soft and tender flattery.

You're a pretty cool customer, huh?" says Agent Hunt. "I hide my inner pain under my stoic visage." Agent Hunt looks like he would like to put his fist through my stoic visage.

Well, now that you set him on fire, I'm sure we're well on the path to reconciliation.

General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocite, flatterer.

Always be sincere, whether you mean it or not.

I thought I'd pay you a visit, my dear. Since you're so interesting." My mouth shifted into high gear, leaving my brain behind. "You know, you're the second guy in a few days to call me that. You should be more creative.

Don’t you bully me with your politeness!

A duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other.

In the 'bullshit department' a businessman can't hold a candle to a clergyman.

Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.

If you try to turn me against Lissa one more time the stories are going to be about you bleeding because I'll have ripped your throat out!