#ctiw

“I’m just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I’ve made, largely public. Truth is...”

“While heroes like the Avengers protect the world from physical dangers, we sorcerers safeguard it against more mystical threats. The Ancient One is the latest in a long line of Sorcerer Supreme, going back thousands of years to the father of the mystic arts, the mighty Agamotto.”

“I have much to learn. I know that now. Someday, perhaps, I shall make you proud.”

“There’s no throne. There is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it’s too much for us, but it’s all on you. Because if we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge it.” 

“I understand why you’re angry, and you are my sister, and technically have a claim to the throne. And believe me, I would love for someone else to rule, but it can’t be you. You’re just... the worst.” 

“So this is it. It’s all been leading to this.”

“So if I were to wrap this up tight with a bow, whatever. I guess I’d say: my armor? It was never a distraction, or a hobby. It was a cocoon. And now, I’m a changed man. You can take away my house, all my tricks and toys. One thing you can’t take away? I am Iron Man.”

“What I’m trying to say here is, sometimes that thing you’re searching for your whole life, is right there by your side all along. You don’t even know it.”