Davic Vielma

“You either accept the risk of winning, or the guarantee of losing.”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi

“She wouldn’t allow herself to become a human scar, a compendium of personal loss. She had the obligation to be more than the sum of her grievances with the world.”
― F.C. Yee, Avatar: The Shadow of Kyoshi

“You must give up your desire for someone to tell you your choices were correct in the end.”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi

“Some of my friends in the other nations would argue that, on occasion, truth and beauty must be defended with ugliness. They would claim a gardener who nurtures a flower so others can enjoy it bloom for a few moments must spend much time with their hands buried in dirt.” Kyoshi would have chosen a less pleasant word than dirt. “What do you believe then?” Jinpa smiled sadly. “I believe I have to make peace with my own choices, just like everyone else.” The tint of pain in his expression reminded her too much of Kelsang for her to believe Jinpa was at complete peace with himself. Outsiders enviously and condescendingly assumed Airbenders lived in a state of innocent bliss, but that didn’t give the monks and nuns enough credit for their inner strength. From what Kyoshi knew, belonging to the wandering nation meant a constant struggle with your own morals against the world’s.”
― F.C. Yee, Avatar: The Shadow of Kyoshi