the ballad of songbirds and snakes

December 10, 2020 by achrilock

“‘To punish the districts for the rebellion,’ Coriolanus said without hesitation.”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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November 20, 2020 by achrilock

“That desperation had turned upstanding Capitol citizens into monsters.”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/11/20/5228/

October 29, 2020 by achrilock

“‘It’s supposed to be everyone’s government, right?’
‘That’s the general idea. Go on,’ Dr. Gaul encouraged him.
‘Well, then it should protect everyone,’ said Sejanus. ‘That’s its number-one job! And I don’t see how making them fight to the death achieves that.’”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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September 13, 2020 by achrilock

“‘I couldn’t save her,’ he said. ‘I couldn’t stop the blood.’
‘I don’t think anyone could have. At least you tried. That’s what matters.’”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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August 10, 2020 by achrilock

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/10/2291/

July 14, 2020 by achrilock

“‘Not the zoo I remember’ said the Peacekeeper. ‘Nothing but kids in cages and vermin running loose.’”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/14/1545/

June 25, 2020 by achrilock

“Good. The truth, finally. I’ve no use for liars. What are lies but attempts to conceal some sort of weakness? If I see that side of you again, I’ll cut you off. If Dean Highbottom punishes you for it, I won’t stand in his way. Are we clear?”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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June 23, 2020 by achrilock

“If the people who were supposed to protect you played so fast and loose with your life . . . then how did you survive? Not by trusting them, that was for sure. And if you couldn’t trust them, who could you trust? All bets were off.”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/06/23/934/

June 19, 2020 by achrilock

“She turned and flashed them a grin, shook her finger at her tribute, held out the sandwich again, and then pulled it away a second time, much to the crowd’s amusement.
‘She’s playing with fire, there,’ Lucy Gray observed.”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

https://achrilock.com/2020/06/19/817/

May 29, 2020 by achrilock

“Snow lands on top!”

— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

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May 23, 2020 by achrilock

“He could never have planned anything this audacious, but since it had happened, he might as well enjoy it.”
— Suzanne Collins, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

https://achrilock.com/2020/05/23/97/