Seneca Crane Quotes in The Hunger Games (2012)

President Snow: Seneca... why do you think we have a winner?

Seneca Crane: [frowns] What do you mean?

President Snow: I mean, why do we have a winner? I mean, if we just wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up twenty-four of them at random and execute them all at once? Be a lot faster.

[Seneca just stares, confused]

President Snow: Hope.

Seneca Crane: Hope?

President Snow: Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.

Seneca Crane: So...?

President Snow: So, CONTAIN it.

President Snow: An eleven?

Seneca Crane: She earned it.

President Snow: She shot an arrow at your head.

Seneca Crane: Well, at an apple.

President Snow: Near your head.

[first lines]

Seneca Crane: I think it's our tradition. It comes out of a particularly painful part of our history...

Caesar Flickerman: Yes, yes.

Seneca Crane: ...but it's been the way we're able to heal.

Seneca Crane: Everyone likes an underdog.

President Snow: I don't.

Seneca Crane: And we're ready.