Elena Gilbert quotes from The Vampire Diaries

Elena

You're totally that drunk high school guy at the party sneaking booze.

Stefan

I totally am, yeah.

Elena

Have you noticed what your brother's been up to?

Damon

Nope. I've been too preoccupied with yours. Jeremy's been asking questions about Vicki Donovan's death.

Elena

He knows that her death was ruled an overdose.

Damon

Really? (imitating Jeremy's voice) Oh, but Sheriff, someone buried her! Who would do that? (points to himself) I know! I know! Me. (pauses) I mean, I could compel him, but he's wearing vervain...

Elena

No - I don't want you to compel him.

Damon

If he keeps asking questions...

Elena

Damon, no! I'm serious! I'm not gonna do that to him again. I'll handle it.

Damon

(sighs) Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Elena

Talk to me, Stefan. Tell me.

Stefan

I tried so hard to keep it together tonight, and it was working. It was working. But then Matt's mom... she got hurt and she was bleeding and I had her blood on my hands.

Elena

And then what happened?

Stefan

The guy in the parking lot... I wanted to feed on him, and it took everything inside of me not to do it.

Elena

But you didn't?

Stefan

No, but I wanted to. Elena... my head is pounding. I feel like my skin is on fire. I have this hunger inside of me that I've never... I've never felt before in my entire life and I keep thinking about how I promised that I would never keep anything from you. So I'm telling you this.

Elena

It's okay. I need you to tell me these things.

Stefan

But I don't want you to see me like this. I don't want you to know that this side of me exists.

Elena

Stefan, you're gonna get through this. I'm gonna help you pull through. It's gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay.

Stefan

No, no, no, no. I'm sorry, I-- I can't. I'm afraid of what I could do to you.

Elena

I'm not. Stefan. Stefan? I'm not. I'm not, okay?

Stefan

I love you so much.

Elena

Oh, I love you, too.

Stefan

I woke up this morning and I was feeling great and I figured it was time for me to get back in to things.

Elena

Does that mean you're okay, now, with all the cravings?

Stefan

Yeah. I mean, the worst part is over. So now, all I want to do is spend as much time with you as possible.

Caroline

I'm on the M.F. beautification committee, I volunteer at the rec center soup kitchen...

Elena

I recognize that I haven't been as involved, this year, as I used to be...

Caroline

...I implemented this year's Go Green campaign at school...

Elena

I've been distracted, and I let a lot of things slide...

I don't think it's wrong for me to win two years in a row...

I was surprised to have been selected, since I'm not from one of the founding families...

Elena

...but I'm aware of what an honor this is, and I want you to know that I take it seriously...

Caroline

...worked with the county's recycling program and was in charge of the policemen's yearly raffle...

...just because my D.U.I. made my community service mandatory doesn't mean I was any less committed...

Elena

...this was really important to my mother. She believed in community, family, honor, and loyalty. It's the legacy she left for me.

Elena

This is ridiculous.

Stefan

You're only saying that because you don't know how to do it.

Elena

Sorry only one of us was around when the dance was invented.

Stefan

Ouch! (twirls Elena and dips)

Oh - no! No, no, no. There's no touching during this part. It's about the simple intimacy of the near touch.

Stefan

If you ask me, the "near touch" is over-rated.

Elena

Hey! You...can't be back here.

Damon

We need to talk.

Elena

Does it have to be right now?

Damon

Normally I would have a completely different outlook on what I'm about to tell you, but since it could really inconvenience me, I'll...squeal.

Elena

What are you talking about?

Damon

Stefan's still drinking human blood.

Elena

...What?

Damon

Yeah. (shrugs) A month ago, I would've rejoiced. But with the council back on the alert, it is not a good time for Stefan to fly off the handle.

Elena

I know he's been a little edgy, but, he said that was normal...

Damon

He has a fridge, full of stolen blood bank contraband, in the house.

Elena

Oh my God...

Damon

He has no idea what normal is - his entire existence isn't normal. Normal to a vampire is drinking human blood, but he's spent all this time fighting it, when he should have been learning how to control it. And now it's controlling him, instead.

Stefan

What's going on in here?

Damon

Just filling Elena in on your extra-curricular activities.

Stefan

(scoffs) What are you talking about?

Elena

I know about the blood, Stefan.

Damon

I'm gonna... I'll be downstairs. Drinking.

Stefan

You shouldn't be here.

Elena

I know.

Stefan

Now you know.

Elena

That wasn't you.

Stefan

Oh, it was absolutely me. A monster...a predator. It's who I am, Elena.

Elena

That's what the blood makes you.

Stefan

The blood brings out what's inside of me, and if you think any differently then you're an idiot!

Elena

I know this isn't you, Stefan.

Stefan

I wanted to drain every ounce of blood from that girl's body.

Elena

No...

Stefan

It's who I am, Elena!

Elena

No, you can't scare me off.

Stefan

Why would you risk it? Why would you come here?

Elena

Because I did this! This is my fault! I'm the one who made you drink the blood...

Stefan

All you did was expose me to who I really am!

Elena

This isn't you.

Stefan

STOP SAYING THAT! (tries to compose himself) Don't get any closer to me...

Elena

I'm not going to let this happen to you.

Stefan

Stop.

Elena

Stefan, I'm not going to give up on you. I believe in you...

Stefan

STOP! (slams her against the wall) Stop! (hits the wall behind her)

Elena

(gasps loudly)

Stefan

(realizing what he's done) I'm so sorry.

Elena

It's okay... It's okay...

Stefan

(sobs)... I don't know what's happening to me...

Elena

It's okay, Stefan. Shhh...it's okay. It's okay. (starts crying) You're gonna be okay... (stabs him with a vervain tranquilizer)

Damon

Sure you wanna do this?

Elena

I'm sure.

Damon

(closes dungeon door) There's no guarantee this is gonna work.

Elena

It has to.

Damon

(starts to leave) Coming?

Elena

I'm gonna stay here. (sits, leaning against the wall)

Damon

(sits across from her)

Elena

(referring to Stefan) It's so hard to see him locked up like this.

Damon

You're the one who locked him up.

Elena

You helped.

Damon

I couldn't have him running around chewing on people while the town was looking for vampires, now, could I?

Elena

It had nothing to do with you actually caring about him...

Damon

Your thing, not mine.

Damon

So, you'll be here again tonight?

Elena

Is that a problem?

Damon

Yes. You're a complete nuisance.

Elena

What's his favorite type-- um...

Damon

Type of what?

Elena

Type of...animal blood that he prefers?

Damon

Ewww. Gross.

Elena

Your joking doesn't help.

Damon

It helps me.

Elena

(chuckles)

Damon

Hurry up, I can't babysit all night. I've things to do.

Elena

I would say "drop dead", but...

Damon

Ha-ha. Stefan likes...puppy blood. Little Golden Retriever puppies with cute, floppy ears. That's his favorite.

John

I know you know.

Elena

Know what?

John

It's really silly to keep pretending. What do you think your mother would say if she knew you were dating a vampire?

Elena

Which mother?

Damon

I don't have any friends, Elena.

Elena

Right.