Holding Up the Universe

by Jennifer Niven

“If I want to carry a purse, I’m going to carry it. I’m not going to not carry it just because they don’t like it.”

My skin prickles. I feel like he’s preparing us to go to battle, like Haymitch to our Katniss.

“Better to be the hunter than the hunted. Even if you’re hunting yourself.”

“You are the most amazing person I’ve ever met. You’re different. You’re you. Always.

That’s all it is. Different life. Different world. Different rules. We don’t ever leave that old world behind. We just create a new one.”