“But in District 12, where the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with the word corpse, volunteers are all but extinct.”
“District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.”
“I volunteer!" I gasp. "I volunteer as tribute!”
“But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be provided for the arena. The teachers didn't go into much more detail, which is surprising, because that was the year District 12's very own Haymitch Abernathy won the crown.”
“Vengence, betrayal, and love they all are synonyms for the same word: fake.”
“Is there another word for synonym?”