Hunger Games Book 1 Quotes Novels & Stories

My own voice rang out, sounding like a thousand bells in a slaughterhouse. I didn't move toward my son as a warrior. I moved toward him as a Mirror. I stood on the quivering moss floor, my bare feet leaving prints of Black-Emerald-Gold Dirt that refused to be digested. I wasn't fighting the Cannibal; I was Invalidating the Hunger. "The Hunger isn't a secret, Leo! It’s a Shadow of the First Day!" I cried out. "The World-Tree doesn't just grow in the light—it grows in the Decision to Starve together instead of Eating the World alone!".

It’s as if she feels guilty for being able to eat well when I couldn’t. “The first Reaping after I took the job made me see that there was something very wrong happening with the food. I was not quite old enough for the Reaping but I watched along with everyone else. I saw it then. The girls were underweight. Many of them looked like skeletons while others had little meat on their bones. But what was the oddest was the girls who were from the families of the leaders in the village had a very healthy. They all looked as if they ate plenty and some if even looked as if they ate over the amount that a person should.”

FIONA: My cheeks burned with humiliation. I was still kneeling on the cold stone floor, my scattered books lying around me like fallen soldiers. Isabella’s mocking voice echoed in my ears, sharp and cruel. Powerless little legend. The words stuck to me, heavy and suffocating. “Here, let me help.” Desmond’s hand appeared in front of me, and he gently helped me to my feet. Janet and Jack were already gathering my books, their movements quick and angry.

I admitted sheepishly. She puts off the stove, spoon in hand as she twirls around to face me. A red sauce coated the spoon, its scent making my belly grumble. She walks over to me. "How many times must I say that your stomach comes before books Ashley? Books can wait, I do not want you to starve." She scolds nearing me. I chew on my plump bottom lip and looked down in shame,feeling like a little kid. "I know mommy. This one was just-" I looked for a word to describe the book I had yet to finish.

(ELYN) "Food can't help me with my hunger. You know that, don't you?" I looked down at him. I saw the fire burning in his eyes. I knew he wanted what I wanted, but he persisted. He had more willpower than I ever had, and that was such a shame.

I am expecting her to be alive and kicking. He is still putting the spoon in my mouth and he is just waiting for me to taste it. I dont wanna taste it. But realizing how much effort he put just to make this poison just to poison me—food, want me to taste this one. Please, you must be good. You know what, I don't believe in the saying don't judge the book by its cover but by tasting this one. Huh! How I wish I didn't appreciate things so that I didn't taste this.

"Oh, we will. In fact, we’re feeling generous today. You must be hungry." My stomach twists at the word. "You’ll be allowed to hunt," the voice purrs. "Try not to disappoint us." A sharp buzz fills the air, followed by the click of the door unlocking. I hesitate. It’s too easy. Too planned. But my hunger is louder than my logic. My body is screaming for sustenance, every cell aching for blood. I push forward. The moment I step outside, the sun hits me like a sledgehammer. I stumble, my limbs sluggish, my vision swimming with bright spots.

While in the evening, it’s giving me more fear than I thought of. “We should try a Fantasy one.” “The Hunger Games?” “I’ve read and watched the whole trilogy.” “You pick.” He scrolled the movie list using the remote of their Smart TV. I chose a movie that I found a lot of good reviews about. It wasn’t a book-to-movie adaptation so the storyline was fresh in my eyes. In the first twenty minutes of the movie, Minnie brought two medium-sized ceramic bowls. “Instant ramen for the two of you.” “Thanks,” We both said.

Zee's POV "And the First Light of Morning Woke to usher the first dawn in Hell And cried as it happened. For the Light was a weak and paltry thing And lacked the Warmth He was accustomed to Now that they were in the dark. He asked for forgiveness, Begged for it, And heard—for the first time, Nothing in return." ~ The Book of Lost Days Lilith 2:1-2 "You know life would be a lot easier if you didn't scream as much…"

Chapter 8: Good girl Pov: Nyx I looked up as the door to my cell creaked open. My stomach was hollow with hunger, and my throat burned with thirst. It had been days since I'd had anything to eat or drink, and the ache was starting to consume me.