“I'd rather pick flowers instead of fights.”
“If flowers were boogers, I'd pick a few big ones and flick them on your grave.”
“... I'd rather be prepared for one we don't have to fight than not be prepared for one we have to.”
“So then I though I'd make some plans, but Fire thought she'd really rather be Water instead...”
“Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.”
“Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.”