I cannot afford to get upset, to leave this room with puffy eyes and a red nose. Crying is not an option

Katniss, its just hunting. Youre the best hunter I know, says Gale. Its not just hunting. Theyre armed. They think, I say. So do you. And youve had more practice. Real practice, he says. You know how to kill. Not people, I say. How different can it be, really says Gale grimly. The awful thing is that if I can forget theyre people, it will be no different at all.