Suzanne Collins Quotes

It is really strange how life works, isn't it?

A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to be in the right place at the right time.

The best luck always happens to people who don't need it.

Aren't I lucky, to have survived so much bad luck.

Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad.

My aspiration now is to get by luck what I could not get by merit.

No luck was dumb because luck was just another name for miracle.

Nothing about my life is lucky. Nothing. A lot of grace, a lot of blessings, a lot of divine order, but I don't believe in luck. For me, luck is preparation meeting the moment of opportunity. There is no luck without you being prepared to handle that moment of opportunity. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for the moment that is to come.

Indeed there's a woundy luck in names.

It's funny how things work out sometimes.

The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it.

I'm the luckiest unlucky person.

If the shoe fits you're lucky.

Luck was with me. I saw no spiders. Luck was against me. I saw no specters.

If there's one thing on this planet you don't look like it's a bunch of good luck walkin around.

I'm one of the handful of survivors of the guys I came up with.

Luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it.

I tired the back door -- unlocked. Truley the Man Upstairs was smiling down on me.

Luck always plays a part for everyone, whether they want to admit it or not. I was very lucky, and I know it.

I'm not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.

Why is it no one sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get one perfect rose.

You seem to be drowning twice," said Hermione. "Oh, am I?" said Ron peering down at his predictions. "I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff.

Luck is one of the most important things in the world and really has a role to play in everything, and in marriage, I've been lucky enough to be married to the same girl for all these years.

Well — I was lucky once, wasn't I?” said Harry, pointing at his scar. “I might get lucky again.

Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply.