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"Knowing it and seeing it are two different things."
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"How we choose to perceive affects how we partake of reality, narrowly or completely."

"We often focus on what is wrong and complain that nothing is beautiful."

"People see what they expect to see."

"The devil was always in the detail. And here the detail was certainly devilish."

"I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colours and shades I knew existed."

"Life is an illusion which wisely prevents you from seeing yourself fully."

"When I deeply look at a pious, I see no affection but fear; and when I look at an atheist, I see no fear but conceit!"

"It is always easier to find fault and criticize than it is to find beauty and appreciation."

"Materialistic perception of life makes us spiritually shortsighted."

"Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception."
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"Hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home," I say. "Katniss, I live three houses away from you," he says."


"We hand the meat over to Greasy Sae in the kitchen. She likes District 13 well enough, even though she thinks the cooks are somewhat lacking in imagination. But a woman who came up with a palatable wild dog and rhubarb stew is bound to feel as if her hands are tied here."


"We could do it, you know.""What?""Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it."


"I've been down by the stream collecting berries. Would you care for some?"I would, actually, but I don't want to relent too soon. I do walk over and look at them. I've never seen this type before. No, I have. But not in the arena. These aren't Rue's berries, although they resemble them. Nor do they match any I learned about in training. I lean down and scoop up a few, rolling them between my fingers.My father's voice comes back to me. "Not these, Katniss. Never these. They're nightlock. You'll be dead before they reach your stomach."Just then the cannon fires. I whip around, expecting Peeta to collapseto the ground, but he only raises his eyebrows. The hoovercraft appears a hundred metres or so away.What's left of Foxface's emaciated body is lifted into the air."


"Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children's lives to settle its differences."


"It's a saying from thousands of years ago, written in a language called Latin about a place called Rome, he explains. "Panem et Circenses translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power."
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