"Well if you ever actually changed then perhaps I'd have something new to insult. But you're stuck in your own rut and that leaves me with only so much to choose from." Azula countered nonplussed.

"I find it difficult to believe you were ever optimistic in this world. Your old one perhaps but in every encounter you and I have had you have been moody, you've complained about things you can't change, you've refused to ever concede even when you're wrong. Honestly the only times we've ever come to an agreement is when there is absolutely no way to deny what I'm saying is honest. And even then you make an attempt." She chuckled with amusement.

"It's the little things in life that keep people hoping for something better. Good little things, bad little things. But the big picture is too much for most people and it just causes more foul moods."