Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

The Library (2006)

Jack De Sena: Sokka

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Quotes 

• Wan Shi Tong : [to Katara]  Your Waterbending won't do you much good here. I've studied Northern Water style, Southern Water style, even Foggy Swamp style.

  Sokka : [drops from the ceiling and knocks him out with a heavy book]  That's called Sokka style. Learn it!

• Sokka : Then it's settled. Aang, I do believe it's my turn. I'd like to spend my vacation at the *library*!

  Toph Beifong : Uh, hey, what about me? When do I get to pick?

  Sokka : You've got to work here a little longer before you qualify for vacation time.

  Toph Beifong : Hmph!

• Wan Shi Tong : I'll let you peruse my vast collection on one condition. To prove your worth as scholars, you have to contribute some worthwhile knowledge.

  Professor Zei : [Kneels on the ground, offering a thick book]  Please accept this tome as a donation to your library.

  Wan Shi Tong : First edition, very nice.

  Katara : [Katara comes forward]  I have an authentic Waterbending scroll.

  Wan Shi Tong : Ooh, these illustrations are quite stylish.

  Aang : [Thinking about what to give]  Uh, oh, I know! Ha!

  [pulls a scroll from his shirt and presents it, revealing it to be a Fire Nation wanted poster for the Avatar] 

  Wan Shi Tong : I suppose that counts.

  Sokka : Oh, great spirit, check this out.

  [quickly ties the string into a butterfly shaped knot and holds it out] 

  Sokka : Ta da!

  [Wan Shi Tong stares in silence] 

  Sokka : It's a special knot! That counts as knowledge!

  Wan Shi Tong : You're not very bright, are you?

• Sokka : There's no time for vacations.

  Aang : I'm learning the elements as fast as I can. I practice hard every day with Toph and Katara. I've been training my arrow off.

• Sokka : Even if you do master all of the elements, then what? It's not like we have a map of the Fire Nation. Should we just head west until we reach the Fire Lord's house? Knock, knock. Hello, Fire Lord? Anybody home? I don't think so. We need some intelligence if we're going to win this war.

  Katara : All right, we'll finish our vacations and then we'll look for Sokka's intelligence.

• Katara : Hey, wait. What happened to the Sun?

  Aang : Great, you must have broken it.

  Sokka : It's not broken. The sun is behind the moon. It's a solar eclipse! It's literally the darkest day in Fire Nation history. Now I get it. Something awful happened on that day. I don't know what, but I do know why. Firebenders lose their Bending during a solar eclipse!

• Aang : [Looking at an illustration in a book]  Hey, look at these weird lion-turtle things.

  Sokka : [Glances at it]  Eh, I've seen weirder.

• Wan Shi Tong : You betrayed my trust. From the beginning, you intended to misuse this knowledge for evil purposes.

  Sokka : You don't understand. If anyone's evil, it's the Fire Nation! You saw what they did to your library. They're destructive and dangerous. We need this information!

  Wan Shi Tong : You think you're the first person to believe their war was justified? Countless others before you have come here, seeking weapons, weaknesses or battle strategies!

  Aang : We had no choice. Please, we're just desperate to protect the people we love!

  Wan Shi Tong : And now I'm going to protect what I love.

  [the library starts to shake] 

  Aang : What are you doing?

  Wan Shi Tong : I'm taking my knowledge back. No one will ever abuse it again!