"Guess I never really thought about it like that." Toph's voice stayed quiet, but verged thoughtful, musing. "I guess for me, Aang's the Avatar, sure. But he's also . . . Aang. After knowing him, teaching him, tripping him . . . he's just Aang."

"If you hold yourself apart that much, you're never going to be 'just Wan' to anybody. I guess at some point . . . you just have to try. There's always going to be someone out there who's a jerk. Probably a lot of them. But those are the ones who make good rock targets."