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Practice Strength Weakness Learned Behavior

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“If one path of a fork promised you oblivion, it didn't really matter what the other path held in store.”

Path Destination Oblivion Unknown Fork In The Road

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“People shouldn't have everything they want. No one is entitled to their every desire. To live in balance, we must willingly decide not to take all that we can from the world, and from others.”

People Want Desire Balance Selfish Selfless Entitlement

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“You must give up your desire for someone to tell you your choices were correct in the end.”

Desire Responsibility Affirmation Choices You Make Give Up

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“The true problem with the world lies deep inside humanity itself, and despite your best efforts it will never be fixed. Mankind is a poor investment. A barren field. The less you do for it, the better.”

Human Nature Avatar

Book:The Legacy of Yangchen

Source: The Legacy of Yangchen

“Rejection of peace was a story immemorial. The Four Nations were always trying their level best to march off a cliff. And here she was, the latest Avatar attempting to drag them back from the edge. None of her past lives had succeeded in curbing the self-destructive nature of humanity.”

Human Nature Avatar

Book:The Legacy of Yangchen

Source: The Legacy of Yangchen

“Human desires were responsible for the situation they were in.”

Humanity Greed Consequences

Book:The Dawn of Yangchen

Source: The Dawn of Yangchen

“All this fretting about the spirits. I'm trying to teach you about the mind. An infinite world that's been neglected by far too many explorers.”

Mind Wisdom Teaching Neglect Explorers Infinite World

Book:The Rise of Kyoshi

Source: The Rise of Kyoshi

“If honor was the reason quoted for bloodshed, conflict could be avoided by stripping it away entirely.”

Reason Purpose Honor Conflict Avoidance Removal Bloodshed Cause Fire Nation

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“Honor cannot be coveted too dearly, young lady. Sometimes it must be laid down for the good of others.”

Sacrifice Honor Greater Good Covet Fire Nation

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“...at the cost of sufficient effort, sometimes heroic, inhuman effort, things could get better over time.”

Effort Sufficient Heroic Inhuman Betterment

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“My friend is not a diplomat. She is the failure of diplomacy. She is the breakdown of negotiations. There is no escalation of hostilities beyond her.”

Failure Diplomacy Avatar Diplomat Breakdown Of Negotiations

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“Both sides' was a rhetorical weapon used by hypocrites and the ignorant.”

Ignorance Both Sides Hypocricy Rhetorical Weapon

Book:The Rise of Kyoshi

Source: The Rise of Kyoshi

“Ah, the faint grain of sand, the merciless hound at our heels, the spoke of the season's wheel”

Time Perspective Delays

Book:The Dawn of Yangchen

Source: The Dawn of Yangchen

“Nope! Gonna cut you off right there. The last time I listened to a Firebender talk about 'honor' my ears nearly rotted off my skull. Had to kick him out of my bed with both feet.”

Honor Annoyance Fire Nation Firebender

Book:The Rise of Kyoshi

Source: The Rise of Kyoshi

“Let a problem least for too long and people begin to believe it's not a problem.”

Corruption Problems Ignoring Problems

Book:The Dawn of Yangchen

Source: The Dawn of Yangchen

“Borrowed vigor coursed through her veins.”

Vigor Caffeine Addiction

Book:The Legacy of Yangchen

Source: The Legacy of Yangchen

“Fortune was an invisible, unconquerable creature that ruled commonfolk and noble alike.”

Influence Fortune Privilege Burden Unconquerable

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“Jonduri at night was a red how of lanterns, a fume of spoiled drinks,a raucous, too-loud conversation over spicy food”

Vivid Vivid Imagery Cityscape

Book:The Dawn of Yangchen

Source: The Dawn of Yangchen

“Man guesses, spirits act.”

Humans Act Spirits Guess Old Sayings

Book:The Shadow of Kyoshi

Source: The Shadow of Kyoshi

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