Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the idea that collective suffering impacts everyone involved.
Suzanne Collins' quote captures the essence of shared struggles and consequences, highlighting that when one group faces hardship, it can spread and affect others. This serves as a rallying call for unity and resilience in the face of adversity, suggesting that actions and experiences are interconnected, and that solidarity can be a powerful force in overcoming challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech about teamwork during a company retreat.
But Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "They’re just songbirds. Right?" "Yeah, I guess so,” I said, But it’s not true. A mockingbird is just a songbird. A mockingjay is a creature the capitol never intended to exist. They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to thrive in a new form. They hadn’t anticipated its will to live.
Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are.
You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers. "Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.
The ones I loved fly as birds in the open sky above me. Soaring, weaving, calling to me to join them. I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them. The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Biting again and again. Dragging me beneath the surface.
My time in the arena made me realize how I needed to stop punishing [my mother] for something she couldn't help, specifically the crushing depression she fell into after my father's death. Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.
Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there.
If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.
There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a fighter pilot, you have to be willing to take risks.
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.
For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.
I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all....a day.....an hour.
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