Zuko Quotes

Sokka: "My first girlfriend turned into the moon." Zuko: "That's tough buddy.

Zuko: "Why am I so bad at being good?!

I think sometimes the stories we need are the ones about taking the hobbits to Isengard and dog-human dudes with space heelies and trashy King Arthurs and gay ice-skating animes and Zuko redemption arcs and space princesses with found families and galaxies far, far away. We need those stories, too. Stories that tell us that we can be bold and brash and make mistakes and still come out better on the other side.

I think it’s bullshit that the only meaningful stories are the ones that are deep and pondering and boring, saying all this nonsense without ever saying anything, and you’re supposed to, like, read meaning into the yellow wallpaper or something.” She rolls her eyes. “You know what I think? I think sometimes the stories we need are the ones about taking the hobbits to Isengard and dog-human dudes with space heelies and trashy King Arthurs and gay ice-skating animes and Zuko redemption arcs and space princesses with found families and galaxies far, far away. We need those stories, too. Stories that tell us that we can be bold and brash and make mistakes and still come out better on the other side. Those are the kinds of stories I want to see, and read, and tell. ‘Look to the stars. Aim. Ignite’—that means something to me, you know?

A journey of self-discovery is never pointless, Prince Zuko. However dim your path may seem, and however far you may wander from it...the important thing is that you learn from all of your mistakes along the way and never forget for one moment who you are, or what you are struggling to be.

Zuko: For so long I thought that if my dad accepted me, I'd be happy. I'm back home now, my dad talks to me. Ha! He even thinks I'm a hero. Everything should be perfect, right? I should be happy now, but I'm not. I'm angrier than ever and I don't know why! Azula: There's a simple question you need to answer, then. Who are you angry at? Zuko: No one. I'm just angry. Mai: Yeah, who are you angry at, Zuko? Zuko: Everyone. I don't know. Azula: Is it Dad? Zuko: No, no. Ty Lee: Your uncle? Azula: Me? Zuko: No, no, n-no, no! Mai: Then who? Who are you angry at? Azula: Answer the question, Zuko. Ty Lee: Talk to us. Mai: Come on, answer the question. Azula: Come on, answer it. Zuko: I'm angry at myself!

They saw me. Milton's smile curled off his face like unsticky tape. And I knew immediately, I was a boy band, a boondoggle, born fool. He was going to pull a Danny Zuko in Grease when Sandy says hello to him in front of the T-Birds, a Mrs. Robinson when she tells Elaine she didn't seduce Benjamin, a Daisy when she chooses Tom with the disposition of a sour kiwi over Gatsby, a self-made man, a man engorged with dreams, who didn't mind throwing a pile of shirts around a room if he wanted too. My heart landslided. My legs earthquaked.

So these are the fresh meat, eh?” Zuko smirked. I cringed when he said fresh meat. How demeaning. “Well, I don’t know how well all of you can fight. So I’ll find out the quickest and simplest way.” He raised a scarred arm and pointed it at all of us, “ATTACK THE FRESH MEAT!

I would hate to die because I could not move after I got hit in the grapes.

Our inner fire is the spark of hope that drives us through even the darkest times. Do not be so quick to dismiss it.

Months passed away without dreams about the Agni Ki…or my father. My new life began to find new rhythm. But then…as suddenly as it always does…everything changed.

Non ha senso proibire al fuoco di ingoiare ciò che l’umana indifferenza ha già ingoiato. Lo splendore di Parigi o di Londra non è che un alibi per i criminali grazie ai quali Varsavia, Dresda, Vukovar e Sarajevo non esistono più. O se esistono, ci vive della gente che nella più grande epoca di pace si predispone all’evacuazione, già pronta a dire addio ai propri libri. A questo mondo, per come esso è fatto, c’è una regola di base — la stessa che enunciò Zuko Džumhbur pensando alla Bosnia —, e si riduce a una valigia sempre pronta. Lì dentro devono starci tutte le tue cose e i tuoi ricordi. Quel che resta fuori è già perduto. Inutile andare in cerca delle ragioni, del senso, di una giustificazione. Appesantisce, come i ricordi. Non resta che restituire diligentemente i libri presi a prestito, quelli avuti in dono li eviti o li perdi, quelli scritti li invii agli amici che vivono lontani gli uni dagli altri, così che il fuoco possa divorarli il giorno in cui la terra sarà tornata nel punto esatto in cui era qualche milione di anni fa. Impossibile schedare o ricordare le biblioteche private di Sarajevo distrutte dal fuoco. E neanche ci sarebbe qualcuno per cui farlo. Ma come la fiamma di tutte le fiamme e il fuoco di tutti i fuochi, la mitica cenere e la polvere finale sono memori della sorte del glorioso Municipio, la biblioteca universitaria di Sarajevo, del rogo di quei volumi lungo un giorno più una notte. Tutto questo accadeva dopo un sibilo e un boato, esattamente un anno fa. Forse proprio nello stesso giorno in cui tu leggi queste righe. Accarezza dolcemente i tuoi libri, straniero. E ricorda che sono polvere.

You’ve always thrown everything you could at me. Well I can take it… and now I can give it back! C’mon! Strike me! You’ve never held back before!

The building is an old strip club. The sign reads “Fuzzy Holes.” That’s a funny name for a club. On the sign below the name is reads “We fired the ugly one. Come on in!

You do realize she has a boyfriend. And she’s rich. And white. And wears designer clothes you’ll never be able to afford.” Yeah, I know that. And I’m sick and tired of being reminded of it. “I need your help, Isa. Not a lecture. I’ve got Paco givin’ me his crap already.” Isa holds up her hands. “I’m just pointing out facts. You’re a smart guy, Alex. Add it up. No matter how much you might want her in your life, she doesn’t belong. A triangle can’t fit into a square. Now I’ll shut up.” “Gracias.” I don’t point out that if it’s a big enough square, a small triangle can fit inside perfectly. All you have to do is make a few adjustments in the equation. I’m too drunk and high to explain it now. “I’m parked across the street,” Isa says. She lets out a big, frustrated sigh. “Follow me.” I follow Isabel to her car, hoping we can walk in silence. No such luck. “I was in class with her last year, too,” Isa says. “Uh-huh.” She shrugs. “Nice girl. Wears too much makeup.” “Most chicks hate her.” “Most chicks wish they looked like her. And they wish they had her money and boyfriend.” I stop and regard her in disgust. “Burro Face?” “Oh, please, Alex. Colin Adams is cute, he’s the captain of the football team and Fairfield’s hero. You’re like Danny Zuko in Grease. You smoke, you’re in a gang, and you’ve dated the hottest bad girls around. Brittany is like Sandy…a Sandy who’ll never show up to school in a black leather jacket with a ciggie hangin’ from her mouth. Give up the fantasy.

Nice girl. Wears too much makeup." "Most chicks hate her." "Most chicks wish they looked like her. And they wish they had her money and boyfriend." I stop and regard her in disgust. "Burro Face?" "Oh, please, Alex. Colin Adams is cute, he's the captain of the football team and Fairfield's hero. You're like Danny Zuko in Grease. You smoke, you're in a gang, and you've dated the hottest bad girls around. Brittany is like Sandy ... a Sandy who'll never show up to school in a black leather jacket with a ciggie hangin' from her mouth. Give up the fantasy.

Uncle sipped some tea. “Ugh! This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!” “Uncle, that’s what all tea is,” I pointed out. “How could a member of my own family say something so horrible?” Uncle said.

I think it’s bullshit that the only meaningful stories are the ones that are deep and pondering and boring, saying all this nonsense without ever saying anything, and you’re supposed to, like, read meaning into the yellow wallpaper or something.” She rolls her eyes. “You know what I think? I think sometimes the stories we need are the ones about taking the hobbits to Isengard and dog-human dudes with space heelies and trashy King Arthurs and gay ice-skating animes and Zuko redemption arcs and space princesses with found families and galaxies far, far away. We need those stories, too. Stories that tell us that we can be bold and brash and make mistakes and still come out better on the other side. Those are the kinds of stories I want to see, and read, and tell.

I left the old man, and now I’m heading back toward where I left everyone—but wait—I’m picking up the vibrations of a tremendous battle being fought. This fight is major! Powerful bending energy is being released, even buildings are crumbling! I have to follow these vibrations. . . . What is this place? An abandoned city? There’s Aang, Katara, and Sokka. They’re battling that powerful Firebender who was following us in the tank. And there’s that guy Zuko that Aang was telling me about, and—the old guy I just met? Something strange is going on here. . . . Okay. Turns out the Firebender is Princess Azula of the Fire Nation. And to my surprise, the old man I met in the woods is actually Zuko and Azula’s uncle Iroh; he’s fighting Azula. I can’t believe that cool, old guy is from the Fire Nation, and I can’t believe he’s related to the Fire Lord. . . . But I can’t think about that now. . . . Now it’s time to get in on the action and blast Princess Azula’s tights off. WHOOSH! I cut loose an Earthbending blast, knocking Azula off her feet. “I thought you guys could use a little help,” I called out to Aang and the others. “Thanks,” said Katara. Even SHE’S glad to see me. Time to corner the princess and see how tough she is, then. . . .

Ozai: What I'm saying is this -- There is no right or wrong apart from what you decide, who you choose to defend deserves to be defended simply because

You know what I think? I think sometimes the stories we need are the ones about taking the hobbits to Isengard and dog-human dudes with space heelies and trashy King Arthurs and gay ice-skating animes and Zuko redemption arcs and space princesses with found families and galaxies far, far away. We need those stories, too. Stories that tell us that we can be bold and brash and make mistakes and still come out better on the other side. Those are the kinds of stories I want to see, and read, and tell.

That might just be the fangirl in me that fell in love with Prince Zuko instead of Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've got a thing for the bad guy.

We always have a choice, Colonel Zuko. From the day we’re born. The choice to do good. Or the choice to do evil. - President Kyler

From the outside, it looks as if I’m acting just like him . Does it matter if my reasons are different? – Prince Zuko

When you reach a certain age, do you forget the ceaseless anxiety and remorseless boredom that constitutes teenage life? Does nostalgia induce selective amnesia? Because the way the neighbourhood dads tell it they all holidayed at this incredible resort called Adolescence. Where their Danny Zuko doppelgänger younger selves chased after a string of Sandy Olsson clones, and the days passed like greased lightning. And life was a gas.