It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down. - Suzanne Collins

So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.

I don't want to lose the boy with the bread.

I think we'll make this whole situation a lot simpler by agreeing not to lie to each other, he says. What do you think? I think my tongue has frozen and speech will be impossible, so I surprise myself by answering back in a steady voice, Yes, I think that would save time.