13 quotes
Mutual Protection in Uncertain Times
Peeta Mellark
You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real?
Katniss Everdeen
Real. That's what you and I do. Keep each other alive.
Facing the Unavoidable Conclusion
Taglines
Nothing can prepare you for the end.
Unity in the Face of Revolution
Taglines
The revolution is about all of us.
Enduring Flame of Resistance
Taglines
The fire will burn forever.
Deception and Manipulation in Power Struggles
President Snow
That's a nice one. The colors are lovely, of course. But nothing says perfection like white. I was hoping you would find your way here. So many things we should discuss... but, I have a feeling your visit will be brief, so, first things first. I wanted to tell you how very sorry I am about your sister. So wasteful. So unnecessary. Anyone could see the game was over by that point. In fact I was just about issue an official surrender when they released those parachutes.
[Katniss looks up, startled; coughs roughly]
Katniss Everdeen
You released those parachutes.
[bitterly]
President Snow
You really think I gave the order? We both know I'm not above killing children, but I'm not wasteful. I take life for specific reasons, and there was no reason for me to destroy a pen full of Capitol children. None at all. I must concede, it was a masterful move on Coin's part. The idea that I was bombing our own helpless children to hold back the rebels. It turned the last of my guards against me. There was no resistance left inside the Capitol or the mansion. Do you know it aired live? There's a particular savvy in that, isn't there? I'm sure she wasn't gunning for your sister, but... these things happen in war. My failure was in being so slow to grasp Coin's plan. She let the Capitol and the Districts destroy one another, then she stepped in to take power with 13's arsenal. Oh, make no mistake, she intends to take my place now. But... I've been watching you. And you watching me. I'm afraid we've both been played for fools.
[coughs up blood]
Katniss Everdeen
I don't believe you.
[shakes her head]
President Snow
Oh, my dear Miss Everdeen. I thought we'd agreed never to lie to each other.
Love, Sacrifice, and Complicated Relationships
Gale Hawthorne
I should've volunteered to take your place in the first Games.
Peeta Mellark
No, you couldn't have. No, she never would have forgiven you. She needed you to be there and take care of her family, and you did. She can't lose you. She really loves you.
Gale Hawthorne
And the way she kissed you in the Quarter Quell. She never kissed me like that.
Peeta Mellark
Oh, just part of the show.
Gale Hawthorne
No. No, you won her over. You gave up everything for her. Well, it's not gonna be an issue much longer. I doubt all three of us are gonna make it out of this. And if we do, then... it's her problem who to choose, right?
Peeta Mellark
Yeah.
Gale Hawthorne
I do know that Katniss will pick whoever she can't live without.
A Toast to Miscalculated Strategies
President Snow
A toast.
[''stands up'']
Antonius
The death of the Mockingjay, sir. If Peeta didn't kill her, her own arrogance did.
President Snow
Of course. That's the same facile thinking that led you to divert our best Peacekeepers into District 2. You have a habit of burying people before they're dead. If the Mockingjay were gone, the rebels would already be using her as a martyr. No, Minister Antonius, I'm afraid that is not what we were toasting at all.
[''drinks, sits down'']
Antonius
Sir, the rebels can be held off out-
President Snow
The rebels will reach the outskirts of the Capitol in a matter of days. We'll evacuate the outer blocks to let them in. I want all anti-aircraft defenses ready, so we're secure from the skies. Lure them into the city, and then our Gamemakers will make them pay for every inch with blood. I want every camera watching. We'll turn their advance into a celebration of suffering. Let each moment be captured for all posterity. So, what did we toast tonight, Minister Antonius? We toasted a glorious era- coming to its bitter end.
[''silences him''; Antonius begins choking, poisoned]
Loss and Despair in a Moment of Grief
Katniss
She's gone. Get out! GET OUT! PRIM IS GONE! PRIM IS GONE! SHE'S DEAD, AND SHE'S NOT COMING BACK! GET OUT! GET OUT!
[Katniss throws jars at Buttercup out of rage; Katniss breaks down in tears, pets and holds Buttercup, and they both mourn for Prim.]
Unquenchable Nature Compared to the Sun
Taglines
A creature as unquenchable as the sun.
The Meaning of Death and Choice
Peeta Mellark
What do all those deaths mean? They mean that our lives were never ours. There was no real life because we didn't have any choice. Our lives belong to Snow and our deaths do, too. But if you kill him, Katniss, if you end all of this, all those deaths - they mean something.
A Moment of Truth Between Peeta and Katniss
Peeta
You love me. Real or not real?
Katniss
Real.
A New Era of Justice in Panem
President Alma Coin
Welcome to the New Panem. Today, on the Avenue of the Tributes, all of Panem, a free Panem, will watch more than a mere spectacle. We are gathered to witness an historic moment of justice. Today, the greatest friend to the revolution will fire the shot to end all wars. May her arrow signify the end of tyranny and the beginning of a new era. Mockingjay, may your aim be as true as your heart is pure.
Frustration Over Insubordination in Leadership
President Alma Coin
What is she doing?
Plutarch Heavensbee
I don't know. It's so frustrating when she goes rogue.
[nonchalant, shrugs slightly]
President Alma Coin
This isn't just adolescent, it's insubordination.
Plutarch Heavensbee
Put her on the first hovercraft back.
President Alma Coin
Don't be ridiculous. She can't come back now. She's mythic.