Zuko: (to Katara) You rise with the moon. I rise with the sun.

Zuko: (trying to comfort Sokka) Oh, what would Uncle say? Sometimes, clouds have two sides- a dark and light, and a silver lining in between. It's like a silver sandwich! So, when life seems hard...take a bite out of the silver sandwich.
Sokka: Maybe we haven't failed after all!
Zuko: That's the spirit! I can't believe that worked. I didn't even know what I was saying.
Sokka: No, what you said made no sense at all. But look! It's Suki!

Zuko: (trying to make strong fire blasts and only producing weak flames) Just breathe and... (Punches but only a weak flame come out)
Aang: That one kinda felt hot.
Zuko: (Angrily) Don't patronize me! You know what it's supposed to look like!
Aang: Sorry, Sifu Hotman.
Zuko: (still angry) And stop calling me that!

Zuko: Please, the real hero is the Avatar. Today this war is finally over. I promised my uncle that I would restore the honor of the Fire Nation and I will. The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided. But with the Avatar's help we can get it back on the right path, and begin a new era of love and peace.
[Zuko is crowned Fire Lord]
Great Fire Sage: All hail Fire Lord Zuko.

Zuko: [To a bathing Iroh] Enough. we need to leave now! Get out of the water.
Iroh: Very well. [stands up]
Zuko: [Looks away in horror and disgust] On second thought, why don't you take another few minutes?

Zuko: [to an unconscious Aang] I finally have you. But I can't get you home because of this blizzard. There's always something. Not that you would understand. You're like my sister. Everything always came easy to her. She's a firebending prodigy and everyone adores her. My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born. I don't need luck, though. I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight, and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am.

Zuko: After I leave here today, I'm going to free Uncle Iroh from his prison, and I'm going to beg for his forgiveness. He's the one who's been a real father to me.
Ozai: [Laughs] That's just beautiful. Maybe he can pass down to you the ways of tea and failure.
Zuko: But I've come to an even more important decision. I'm gonna join the Avatar, and I'm going to help him defeat you.
Ozai: Really? Since you're a full blown traitor and you want me gone, why wait? I'm powerless. You've got your swords. Why don't you just do it now?
Zuko: Because I know my own destiny. Taking you down is the Avatar's destiny. Goodbye.
Ozai: Coward! You may think that you're brave enough to face me, but you'll only do it during the Eclipse. If you have any real courage, you'll stick around until the sun comes out. Don't you want to hear what happened to your mother?
Zuko: What happened that night?
Ozai: My father, Fire Lord Azulon, had commanded me to do the unthinkable to you, my own son, and I was going to do it. Your mother found out and swore she would protect you at any cost. She knew I wanted the throne, so she proposed a plan; a plan in which I would become Fire Lord and your life would be spared. Your mother did vicious treasonous things that night. She knew the consequences and accepted them. For her treason she was banished.
Zuko: So she's alive.
Ozai: Perhaps.... Now I realize that banishment is far to merciful a penalty for treason. Your penalty will be far steeper.... (The eclipse ends, and Ozai strikes Zuko with lightning, only for Zuko to direct it back to him, knocking Ozai off his feet)

Zuko: Azula always lies, Azula always lies.

Zuko: For so long, all I wanted was you to love me, to accept me. I thought it was my honor that I wanted, but really, I was just trying to please you. You, my father, who banished me just for talking out of turn. My father, who challenged me, a 13-year-old boy, to an Agni Kai. How can you possibly justify a duel with a child?
Ozai: (bitterly) It was to teach you respect.
Zuko: It was cruel! And it was wrong.
Ozai: Then you have learned nothing.
Zuko: No, I've learned everything! And I had to learn it on my own. Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history and somehow, the war was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was! The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation! They don't see our greatness - they hate us! And we deserve it. We've created an era of fear in the world. And if we don't want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness.
Ozai: (laughs mockingly) Your Uncle has gotten to you, hasn't he?
Zuko: (closes his eyes for a second, then smiles) Yes. He has.
(Aang flies down on his glider)

Zuko: Great! I'm ready to try with real lightning!
Iroh: [taken aback] What, are you crazy? Lightning is very dangerous.
Zuko: I thought that was the point: you teaching me to protect myself from it!
Iroh: Yeah, but I'm not going to shoot lightning at you!

Zuko: Hello, Zuko here. But I guess you probably already know me, sort of. Uh so, the thing is I have a lot of Firebending experience and I'm considered to be pretty good at it. Well you've seen me... you know when I was attacking you? Uh yeah, I guess I should apologize for that, but anyway I'm good now. I mean, I thought I was good before but now I realize I was bad, but anyway... I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar Firebending.
(Camera zooms out to show Zuko is talking to a big frog. The frog croaks)
Zuko: Well, what's your answer!?
(The frog jumps on Zuko's head, then leaps away)
Zuko: Yeah, that's what I'd say too.
(Zuko is alone)

Zuko: How am I supposed to convince these people that I'm on their side? What would uncle do? (imitating Iroh) Zuko, you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself. Ugh, even when I'm talking for him I can't figure out what he means. What would Azula do? (imitating Azula) Listen Avatar, I can join your group, or I can do something unspeakably horrible to you and your friends. Your choice! (looks at frog) I guess I'm not that good at impersonations.

Zuko: I can't believe a year ago my purpose in life was hunting you down. And now...
Aang: And now we're friends.
Zuko: (he looks away a little, touched) Yeah, we are friends.
Aang: I can't believe a year ago I was still frozen in a block of ice. The world's so different now. (Zuko walks up to him)
Zuko: And it's gonna be even more different. We'll rebuild it together. (they hug)

Zuko: I don't want any tea! I need to capture the Avatar!

Zuko: I guess you wouldn't understand, would you Azula? Because you're just so perfect.
Azula: Well yes, I guess you're right. I don't have sob stories like all of you. I could sit here and complain how mom liked Zuko more then me, but I don't really care. My own mother thought I was a monster... [is silent for a moment] She was right, of course, but it still hurt.