“Every great novel begins with a single word. One word, followed by another and another and another. Sentences forming paths to that dream.”

“No person, relationship, or religion should complete you. They can enhance whatever is already there, but completion of the self comes from within, not from anything beyond that.”

“The Story Of Your Life: The world and everyone you meet will not revolve around you. You're not always going to get what you want. You are going to make compromises every single day. You're going t...”

“For me, writing is just as much a choice as breathing. I can quit anytime I want, but not starting again would prove fatal.”

“hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home," I say. "Katniss, I live three houses away from you," he says.”

“To find perfect ripeness, catch it.”

“I don't know what it is with Finnick and bread, but he seems obsessed with handling it.”

“Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.”

“Chasing money to please society.”

“The love in your heart is greater than all the stars the sky could even hope to have. Hold onto that love, and it will take you higher than the stars themselves.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”