“It was said that each Avatar was born in fitting times, to an era that needed them. Judging by its start, the era of Kyoshi would be marred by uncertainty, fear, and death, the only gifts she seemed capable of producing for the world. The people would never revere her like they did Yangchen or smile at her like they did Kuruk. Then let it be so, she thought. She would fight her ill fortune, her bad stars, and protect those who might despise her to the very end of her days.”
― Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi
― Avatar: The Rise 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.”
― The Shadow of Kyoshi
― The Shadow of Kyoshi
“Enemies are enemies, but no one can shame you like your own family.”
― The Shadow of Kyoshi
― The Shadow of Kyoshi
“Certain people... they turn you into what you were before.”
― The Shadow of Kyoshi
― 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.”
― Avatar: The Shadow of Kyoshi
― Avatar: The Shadow of Kyoshi
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