I miss home badly sometimes. But then I remember there's nothing left …

Suzanne Collins
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I miss home badly sometimes. But then I remember there's nothing left to miss anymore. I feel safer here. ✨ Suzanne Collins (2010). Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3), p.149, Scholastic Inc.
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I miss home badly sometimes. But then I remember there's nothing left to miss anymore. I feel safer here. ✨ Suzanne Collins (2010). Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3), p.149, Scholastic Inc.

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