But We're Gonna Go Home, And They're Gonna Say, Wave Their Little Flag And Say, "Welcome Home. Thanks

But we're gonna go home, and they're gonna say, wave their little flag and say, "Welcome home. Thanks for, thanks for preserving our right to go on not giving a fuck.""

Generation Kill, ep. 7, "Bomb in the Garden", End Credits.

When people turn to fictional characters, it’s often because they want an escape. The stories of these people shelter us from the storm of our daily lives; they save us, if only for a little while. But when we really give in, become invested, let ourselves be vulnerable, something changes. We begin to feel that we know them. It’s no longer just an escape, but part of us, something that makes us who we are.

These characters teach us that incredible adversity can be overcome. That people can love each other forever. That life can be an adventure. That magic can be real. And even if these miracles have never happened to us, we begin to go through life believing that, someday, they could. 

The 5 times Sokka forgot Toph was blind and the 2 times he didn’t.

Alexander Skarsgård by Matthew Kristall for InStyle Magazine (September 2011)