Catching Fire Haymitch Quotes & Sayings

An official statement from Liverpool raised the spectre of a future where 'a club's rival can bring about a significant ban for a top player without anything beyond an accusation'. But on hearing this, many Manchester United fans would have been asking for a definition of the word 'rival'. — Nick Hornby

I am pro choice, I believe everyone should have the right to decide for themselves. — Patty Murray

I don't like self-righteous people," I say.
"What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles. — Suzanne Collins

There are people who seem to have no notion of sketching a character, or observing and describing salient points, either in persons or things: — Charlotte Bronte

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home. — Ingvar Kamprad

Snowflake's journey is a metaphor. A metaphor for what, exactly?
I have no freaking clue. — Special Snowflake

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall. — Donna Mills

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life. — Debbie Reynolds

I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly. — Claude Monet

I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter. — Burton Richter

I'm still surprised to be an author. I wonder what I'll write next? — Mordicai Gerstein

Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel.
"You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know," Haymitch says. — Suzanne Collins

I'm a writer, not an activist. My job is to analyse things, to think them through and examine them. — Ariel Levy

I don't know what I expected from my first meeting with Peeta after the announcement. A few hugs and kisses. A little comfort maybe. Not this. I turn to Haymitch. Don't worry, I'll get you more liquor. — Suzanne Collins

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection. — Richard Gere

I thought he wanted it, anyway," I say.
"Not like this," Haymitch says. "He wanted it to be real. — Suzanne Collins

I know. I was hoping," I say.
"Exactly. Because you're desperate," says Haymitch.
I don't argue because, of course, he's right. — Suzanne Collins

When the lives and the rights of children are at stake, there must be no silent witnesses. — Carol Bellamy

No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living, in exact modesty of dress. — William Law