Nicholas: Alicky, Do You Have To Look At Everything In Such A Negative Light?

Nicholas: Alicky, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Alexandra: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

"It seems, in the matter of love, that the two - the Archduke and the Duchess - were the wisest, yet the late Empress and the Archduchess Zita are more often held as the ideal, the pinnacle, as it were. But the romance of 'Sopherl' and 'Franzi', as they call each-other, is undoubtedly, even in such a subjective matter as affection, something that should be looked up to, perhaps even idealised."

Peeta having to ask Katniss - after being married and having kids for years at this point - if she loves him, because the brainwashing and trauma is so deep rooted and irreversible, keeps me up at night.

It is by far one of the most tragic stories I have ever read or heard of. You shouldn't have to fear the woman you love, the mother of your children, because the government tried to use you as a weapon against your will.

People seem to miss that point whenever they talk about the books and movies. It's never been a happy ending for any of them. Peeta brainwashed, Katniss traumatised and exiled, their kids growing up and playing on top of mass graves and Haymitch going back to being a lonely alcoholic. To name a few.

All that fighting, and for what?

Irene: You're ill!

Alexandra: Mentally, yes, but I'm beautiful, which makes up for a lot.

Irene: I meant that you look like you're about to faint.

Alexandra: Ah. Right.

Joséphine: Whether I'm gonna curse you out or take you back to my house, I haven't decided yet, but I'm gonna get you back.

Alexandra: I'm fine. It's just that life is pointless and nothing matters and I'm always tired.