“You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.”

“I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite. ”

“How about you, Mockingjay? You feel totally safe?” “Oh, yeah. Right up until I got shot,” I say.”

“Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”

“My name is Katniss Everdeen.Why am I not dead?I should be dead.”

“The rat turned his glowing eyes on him, and Gregor was shocked by what he saw there. The intelligence, the deadliness, and, most surprisingly, the pain. This rat was not like Fangor and Shed. He was much more complicated and much more dangerous. For the first time in the Underland, Gregor felt completely out of his league. If he fought this rat, he wouldn't stand a change. He would lose. He would be dead.”

“Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”