"I like being famous." Toph's voice was a quiet thread. "I like people knowing me. After having no one ever know who I was . . . it feels good, you know?"

"But at home, I get to make my own reputation. Here, it's all set, all wrapped up in a box, and I don't get any say in what people think. They already know -- or think they do. And they expect me to be that person . . . whoever she is. I just want to be me."