Avatar: The Last Airbender
by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
We're going to find the man who took my mother from me.
⏎ Sokka told me the story of what happened. I know who did it and I know how to find him.
⏎ Um... and what exactly do you think this will accomplish?
⏎ Ugh, I knew you wouldn't understand.
⏎ Wait! Stop! I do understand. You're feeling unbelievable pain and rage. How do you think I felt about the sandbenders when they stole Appa? How do you think I felt about the Fire Nation when I found out what happened to my people?
⏎ She needs this, Aang. This is about getting closure and justice.
⏎ I don't think so. I think it's about getting revenge.
⏎ Fine, maybe it is! Maybe that's what I need! Maybe that's what he deserves!
⏎ Katara, you sound like Jet.
⏎ It's not the same! Jet attacked the innocent. This man, he's a monster.
⏎ Katara, she was my mother, too, but I think Aang might be right.
⏎ Then you didn't love her the way I did!
⏎ Katara!
⏎ The monks used to say that revenge is like a two-headed rat viper. While you watch your enemy go down, you're being poisoned yourself.
⏎ That's cute, but this isn't air temple preschool. It's the real world.
⏎ Now that I know he's out there... now that I know we can find him, I feel like I have no choice.
⏎ Katara, you do have a choice: forgiveness.
⏎ That's the same as doing nothing!
⏎ No, it's not. It's easy to do nothing, but it's hard to forgive.
⏎ It's not just hard, it's impossible.🏁