Elena Gilbert quotes from The Vampire Diaries

Elena

Lexi found you like this before, in the 20s, and-- and she saved you.

Stefan

And you know what I did after that? I spent 30 years trying to pull myself together. To a vampire, that's nothing. To you? That's half your life.

Elena

I can't give up on you, Stefan.

Stefan

Yes, you can. It's done - that part of my life is done. I don't want to see you. I don't want to be with you. I just want you to go.

Damon

Show up, there's going to be nine other people that brought chili.

Elena

It's an old family recipe, okay?

Damon

Yeah - I know! I knew your old family. They made sucky chili.

Caroline

As your friend, who worries for you daily: what is the deal with you and Damon?

Elena

There is no deal. He's been just as focused on finding Stefan as I have.

Caroline

Yeah, but that doesn't make him any less Damon... If my own father, who I love dearly, can't change me, no one's changing Damon. Not even you.

Elena

Where's Damon?

Caroline

Probably off somewhere doing bad things to good people. (shrugs) Consider me the honesty police.

Elena

Where have you been?

Damon

Managing Bill Forbes. Apparently, he's impervious to compulsion.

Alaric

How?

Damon

I have no idea. But he threatened to out me. Don't get me started on the irony of that...

Elena

Maybe it's not a bad idea. I mean, it'll help you keep yourself in control, now that Stefan's not here to...

Damon

To what? To keep me in check? Make me behave? I should have killed him this morning.

Elena

He's Caroline's dad, Damon.

Damon

Yeah, and when I kill him, she'll have one more parent than we do. (starts to leave)

Alaric

(blocks him) Oh, come on, Damon!

Damon

You're repeatedly killing my buzz today, Ric. Step aside.

Alaric

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

Damon

(sighs) Your temporary funeral. (breaks his neck)

Elena

Damon, no! What is wrong with you?!

Elena

You can't do this anymore, Damon. Not in this town. Not around me!

Damon

Why not? Nothing I haven't done before. Why is it suddenly so important for everybody to keep me in check?

Elena

Because I don't want you to be what other people think that you are.

Damon

What? A monster? Sorry to disappoint you Elena, but last time I checked I was still a vampire!

Elena

I just wish that you didn't have to act like one!

Damon

I am NOT Stefan, Elena. How about you stop trying to turn me into him.

Elena

Stefan, you can control this. When that buzzer goes off, just...just drink from me!

Stefan

You don't get it; I can't stop, Elena. I'm a ripper! A ripper doesn't stop! I listen to the words that come out of your mouth and all I hear is the sound of your heart pumping blood through your body. And when that clock ticks down, I'm going to have to feed on you. You want to know what's worse? I'm not going to be able to stop.

Klaus

Now this is fascinating, I've never seen this before. The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this one girl. ...Why don't you turn it off?

Stefan

No.

Klaus

Come on... Your humanity is killing you! All the guilt, must be exhausting. (pauses) Turn it off.

Stefan

No!

Elena

Stefan...

Klaus

You're strong. But you're not...that...strong. (pauses) Turn...it...off.

Stefan

(shoves Klaus away) NO!

Klaus

TURN IT OFF!

Klaus

...I fixed him.

Elena

...Damon...?

Damon

(quietly) Hey.

Damon

Hey, have some bourbon. (passes her the glass) It'll help you forget.

Elena

(takes a sip and grimaces) Mm.

Damon

Yeah, it's– strong. You know, I can help you forget, too. At least the memories you don't want to keep.

Elena

No. No compulsion. I need to remember. All of it.

Damon

(holds up her vervain necklace) I stole it back for you.

Elena

He's really gone this time. I watched it happen. After everything we went through to get– to help him, now he's just– gone. (crying) Where were you, Damon?

Damon

I shouldn't have left. (pauses) I promise you – I will never leave you again.

Damon

What? Are you going to bench-press a vampire?

Elena

Do you actually know what's happening right now? Stefan called me a "human blood bag".... He's a completely different person... (grunts as she lifts the weights)

Damon

(pushes down on the barbell with one hand)

Elena

What are you doing?

Damon

Helping you out.

Elena

Damon!

Damon

Come on, Buffy!

Elena

Like one obnoxious Salvatore isn't bad enough.

Damon

You called - I'm here.

Elena

I lure Stefan away from the bonfire. Then, when he's distracted--

Alaric

I'll shoot him.

Damon

Can't Bonnie just ju-ju him, or something?

Elena

Give it to me, I can do it.

Damon

No, let me.

Elena

Damon, come on!

Damon

Elena. You almost got barbecued. The least I can do is apply first-aid.