Iroh nodded, sipping his tea. "Of all the powers and abilities I have ever seen people demonstrate, I think hope is one of the strongest." Though there were stronger forces. Love being one. But hope was up there as well.

"So long as we can hold on to hope, there is much we can do that might seem impossible to those who have no hope at all. I have seen amazing things done by people who seem to have little but hope. And I myself hold some hopes dear yet."

For Zuko. For Ba Sing Se. For the end of the war. For a peaceful life running a successful tea shop.