"The eyes of some animal peer at me from the neighboring tree - a possum maybe." "Those are no possum eyes." "In fact, those are not animal eyes at all." "In the last dim rays of light, I make her out watching me silently from between the branches." "Rue."
Page #184
"At first, I have no idea what she's pointing to, but then, about fifteen feet up, I make out the vague shape in the dimming light." "It's a wasp nest."
Page #185
*Back, forth, back, forth!* A stabbing pain shoots through my knee and I know one has found me and the others will be honing in"
"There's no sense in putting it off. I take a deep breath, grip the knife handle and bear down as hard as I can. *Back, forth, back forth!* The tracker jackers begin to buzz and I hear them coming out."
Page #190
"It crashes down through the lower branches, snagging temporarily on a few but then twisting free until it smashes with a thud on the ground."
"It's mayhem. The Careers have woken up to a full-scale tracker jacker attack."
Page #190
"Peeta and a few others have the sense to drop everything and bolt."
"I can hear the cries of "To the lake! To the lake!" and know they hope to evade the taking to the water."
Page #190
"Glimmer and another girl, the one from District 4, are not so lucky. They receive multiply stings before they're even out of my view."
"The girl from District 4 staggers out of sight, although I wouldn't bet on her making it to the lake. I watch Glimmer fall, twitch hysterically around on the ground for a few minutes, and then go still."