Why would you agree to train someone from the Water Tribe?[Katara]The way of the sword doesn’t belong to any one nation. Knowledge of the arts belongs to us all.[Piandao]
When you write your name, you stamp the paper with your identity. You must learn to use your sword to stamp your identity on a battlefield. Remember, you cannot take back a stroke of the brush, or a stroke of the sword.[to Sokka]
The sword is a simple tool, but in the hands of a master it becomes the most versatile of weapons. And just as the imagination is limitless, so too are the possibilities of the sword.
The first thing you must learn is that your weapon is an extension of yourself. You must think of it as another part of your own body.[to Sokka]
Creativity, versatility, intelligence… these are the traits that define a great swordsman. And these are the traits that define you.[to Sokka]
Choosing the correct material is the most important step in crafting a sword. You must trust your steel with your life.[to Sokka]