Avatar: The Last Airbender

Sokka: (after Aang climbed up a mountain and comes back down) Please don't leave me again. Aang: I won't.

Sokka: (tries to get the apple with his boomerang which results in just falling to the ground) Now come back, boomerang.

Zuko: Great! I'm ready to try with real lighting! Iroh: What, are you crazy? Lighting is very dangerous. Zuko: I thought that was the point: you teaching me to protect myself from it! Iroh: Yeah, but I'm not going to shoot lightning at you! ... If you are lucky, you will never have to use this technique at all.

Aang: I guess I just panicked. I don't know what to say. Toph: There's nothing TO say! You blew it! You had a perfect stance and perfect form! But when it came right down to it, you didn't have the guts! (Toph pokes Aang and makes him fall backwards) Aang: I know, I'm sorry. Toph: Yeah, you are sorry! If you're not tough enough to stop the rock, you could at least given it the pleasure of smashing you instead of jumping out of the way like a jelly boned wimp! Now do you have what it takes to face that rock like an earthbender!? Aang: No, I don't think I do.

Katara: You tried the positive reenforcement didn't you? Toph: Yep, it worked wonders.

Sokka (Foo Foo Cuddly Poops pulling on his wolftail): Okay, Karma person or thing, whoever's in charge of this stuff. If I can just get out of this situation alive, I will give up meat and sarcasm. Okay? (his wolftail is pulled loose) Ow! That's all I got. That's pretty much my whole identity. Sokka, the meat and sarcasm guy. But I'm willing to be Sokka, the veggies and straight-talk fellow. Deal? (Aang appears) Aang! Thank goodness! Have you got any meat?

Sokka: The whole time I was in that hole, not knowing if I would live or die...It makes a man think about what's really important. I realized-- Aang (interrupting): Hey, Katara, look what I can do! (earthbends)

Katara: I don't understand what went wrong. (She looks at Toph) He did it exactly the way you did. Aang: Maybe there's another way. What if I came at the boulder from a different angle? Toph: No. That's the problem. You've got to stop thinking like an Airbender. There's no "different angle," no clever solution, no trickety-trick that's gonna move that rock! You've got to face it head on. And when I say head on, I mean like this! (Toph smashes her head into the rock, shattering it into pieces) Aang: Whoa!

Aang (to Toph): So, what cool move are you gonna teach me first? (adding motions for emphasis) Rock-a-lanche? The trembler? Oh, maybe I can learn to make a whirlpool out of land... Toph (stopping him): Let's start with "Move A Rock."

Iroh (about the elements): Fire is the element of power. The people of the Fire Nation have desire and will, and the energy and drive to achieve what they want. Earth is the element of substance. The people of the Earth Kingdom are diverse and strong. They are persistent and enduring. Air is the element of freedom. The Air Nomads detached themselves from worldly concerns and found peace and freedom. Also, they apparently had pretty good senses of humor! (Zuko stares at him) Iroh (continuing): Water is the element of change. The people of the Water Tribe are capable of adapting to many things. They have a deep sense of community and love that holds them together through anything. Zuko: Why are you telling me these things? Iroh: It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations, will help you become whole.

(After Toph discourages Aang with Earthbending) Katara: I've been training Aang for a while now. He really responds well to a positive teaching experience, lots of encouragement and praise; kind words. If he's doing something wrong, maybe a gentle nudge in the right direction. Toph (softly): Thanks Katara, a gentle nudge. I'll try that. (loudly) Keep your knees high, Twinkle Toes!

Zuko (hands Uncle Iroh a cup of tea): I hope I made it the way you like it. (Iroh takes a sip of tea and face flashes with surprised disgust.) Iroh: Mmmm.. (forces down another sip) That was very...mmm...bracing. (Iroh takes another cup of tea and dumps the rest out the window)

Zuko: So that's why we are drinking tea. To calm the mind. Iroh: Oh, good point. I mean, yes.

(Sokka looks at Aang angrily) Aang: Oh, you were still sleeping? Sorry.

Iroh (In a flashback, Iroh is at his son's grave): My beloved Lu Ten, I will see you again.

Aang: This whole Earthbending thing really has me confused; There's so much pressure. Everyone expects me to get it right away. It puts me in a really awkward position. Sokka (While stuck in the hole): Awkward position, I think I know the feeling.

Aang: I know, I know, I know, I know, I get it, alright! I need to face it head-on, like a rock. But I just can't do it! I don't know why I can't, but I can't. Katara: That's why it's so hard for you to get this. You're working with your natural opposite. But you'll figure it out. I know you will.

Sokka: You're awfully cute, but, unfortunately for you, you're made of meat.

Iroh (to Zuko while doing a wave with his arms): You've got to feel the flow.

Katara (when Toph sets Aang up for a dangerous Earth Bending stunt): Toph, are you sure this is the best way to teach Aang this? Toph (pondering): Hmm... I'm glad you said something. Actually, there is a better way. (she blindfolds Aang) Now you'll have to sense the vibrations of the boulder in order to stop it. Thank you, Katara. Aang: Yeah, thanks, Katara!

Zuko: But I don't feel any shame at all! I'm as proud as ever! Iroh: Prince Zuko, pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.

Toph (to Aang): Wait! You should let me handle this. You're still pretty new at this. You might accidentally crush him. Sokka: Yeah. No crushing, please!

Iroh: The stomach is known as the Sea of Chi. Or in my case, it's a vast ocean. (Iroh laughs, Zuko looks unamused)

Sokka (After Aang failed his first attempt at earthbending): Haha, rock beats airbender.

(Throws stick at Aang, he waterbends to deflect it) Katara: Congratulations! You now have the reflexes of a master Waterbender! Aang: Thanks Katara... Sifu Katara.

Toph: Good morning earthbending pupil. Aang: Good morning Sifu Toph. Katara: You never called me Sifu Katara. Aang: Did you want me to?

Zuko (shouting to the storm): You've always thrown everything you could at me! Well I can take it! And now I can give it back!! (a lightning strike goes off in the distance) Come on! Strike me! You've never held back before! (nothing else happens; Zuko squeezes his eyes shut tightly as a tear drips from it. He falls to his knees and breaks-down)

Sokka: Aang, this is my friend FooFoo-Cuddlypoops. FooFoo-Cuddlypoops, Aang. Aang: Ah, what a cute name for baby sabertooth mooselion cub. Sokka: Really, he looks nothing like a sabertooth mooselion. Aang: It's hard to tell before their giant teeth and horns grow in.

Zuko (about the attempted lightning): Why can't I do it. Instead of lightning, it keeps exploding in my face. (in a more upset tone) Like everything always does.

Aang (about practicing Waterbending to blow off steam): Yeah, that sounds good. Toph: Yeah, go splash around until you feel better.

(Aang attempts to pull Sokka from the rut) Sokka: Stop! Stop! You're gonna pull my fingers off, and I don't think the rest of me is coming!

Zuko: So uncle, I've been thinking. It's only a matter of time before I run into Azula again. I'm going to need to know more advanced firebending if I want to stand a chance against her. I know what you're going to say: she's my sister, and I should be trying to get along with her. Iroh: No, she's crazy and she needs to go down. (Zuko nods) It's time to resume your training.