Stefan Salvatore quotes from The Vampire Diaries

Stefan

What do you mean he turned? I thought you were standing guard.

Damon

Don't blame me! Blame Bonnie the blood bank.

Klaus

You know, if this does go off and we drop the history teacher in the Atlantic,I'm still leaving with Elena.

Stefan

I'll go with you.

Klaus

Really. What's the catch?

Stefan

There's no catch. I turn my back on everything here to make sure Elena's safe.

Klaus

That is what makes you her better option.

Alaric

Klaus is going to kill Elena.

Damon

What?

Stefan

What are you talking about? Klaus needs Elena's blood to make hybrids. She's the last person that he'd kill.

Alaric

The witch bound my life to Elena's. If she dies, I die. Klaus figured that out, and now he's taken her. Now I'm trapped here until the sun goes down, so you two better get to what you do best-- saving Elena's life.

Stefan

What?

Damon

How many desiccated hybrids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Stefan

You're in a good mood.

Damon

Yeah, I'm in a good mood. Klaus is dead, my brother is halfway to sane--again. Give or take an immortal hunter that wants to kill us. We won, Stefan. Come on, say it. Say it! We won.

Stefan

(dryly) We won.

Damon

Once more, with feeling!

Stefan

(more forcefully) We won.

Damon

Bonnie just left. Rebekah should be here soon to pick up the body.

Stefan

I got Caroline and Elijah in place. Jeremy's gonna lead Alaric to us.

Damon

You just had to let her make the choice, didn't you?

Stefan

What would you have done, Damon?

Damon

Grabbed her, gagged her, thrown her in a well. I don't know, anything other than let her trust Elijah!

Stefan

(chuckles) You know she'd just hate you for it, right?

Damon

Yet she'd be alive and she'd hate me. Thus the eternal difference between you and me, brother

Stefan

You were in an accident.

Elena

Oh, my god. Matt, is he--

Damon

Alive? Ask Stefan, the hero.

Stefan

He's fine.

Elena

Thank you. I thought that I-- how did you...

Damon

Save you? He didn't.

Damon

And now that world has one more quarterback. Bravo, brother.

Stefan

I made a choice that I will regret for the rest of my life. Now let me try to fix it.

Stefan

It's disgusting.

Elena

No, it's, um...

Stefan

It's disgusting.

Elena

Yeah, I'm going to puke. (gags and coughs). I never thought I'd be saying this, but I can't stop thinking about blood

Elena

Stefan, listen to me. You did the right thing. You did what you always do-- you respected my choice.

Stefan

And what am I supposed to do if Bonnie can't figure out a way to help you, huh? Because then you'll have another choice to make-- either to let yourself die or become a vampire.

Elena

Well, then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. (Chuckles) Oh, my god. Did-- Did I just say "cross that bridge"? (Laughing)

Stefan

You're laughing. I'm pretty sure you don't actually think that's funny.

Elena

(laughing) I... I can't stop, though.

Stefan

Your emotions are a bit heightened today. (Elena continues laughing) A lot heightened. (Elena starts gasping) Hey. (Elena starts sobbing) Shh. It's ok.

Elena

I'm sorry. I--

Stefan

Listen to me. No matter what happens, I'm here for you. I can help you.

Rebekah

Ah. I see what's going on here. You died with vampire blood in your system, and you didn't feed and now you're locked up in here without a drop of human blood in sight. That is a problem.

Stefan

Just ignore her.

Rebekah

Has anyone done the math or shall I? Let's say you've got less than three hours to feed before I get to watch you die all over again. My day just got a whole lot better.

Stefan

Damon was right. You should have fed this morning. I'm so sorry.

Elena

Don't be. You had hope. That's all I ever wanted you to have. And you had it.

Stefan

I love you so much.

Elena

Do you even know why I was on that bridge? I was coming back for you, Stefan. I had to choose. I picked you. Because I love you. No matter what happens, it's the best choice I ever made. I'm so sad I can't see you right now.

Stefan

(crying, not smiling) I'm smiling.

Elena

(also not smiling) Me too.

Matt

Just stop. Stop saving me.

Stefan

The hell's wrong with you?

Matt

What do you want me to say? Thank you? 'Cause honestly, you should have just let me drown.

Stefan

What? You think you were my first choice?

Matt

Elena's a vampire, because of me. I have to live with that for the rest of my life.

Stefan

No, no. You don't have to live with that. You get to live with that. Because Elena put your life before her own. So every morning you get out of bed, you sure as hell better earn it.

Elena

You don't have to convince me that everything's going to be okay.

Stefan

I know. Wish I could though. Wish I could just tell you that you never feel pain. That you'll never crave blood. But you will. It will be the worst thing you ever lived through.

Elena

But I'll get to live. I'll be a sister, and a friend, and I'll be with you. Forever, if I want. (kisses Stefan) I'm going to get through this. Just like we get through everything. One day at a time.

Damon

You're making a big mistake.

Stefan

No, I'm not. If I can get Elena use to animal blood right out of the gate..

Damon

You're reaching.

Stefan

Maybe she'd be able to bypass all the things we went through.

Damon

Delusional.

Stefan

Maybe she actually has a shot at this.

Damon

Wrong. You're just wrong, Stefan.

Elena

I was a cheerleader. I suck at track.

Stefan

Just concentrate, kay.

Elena

I can't. All I can think about is your hands on my body.

Stefan

Okay. (removes hands from her waist)

Elena

(replaces his hands) No, no, no. I didn't say take them off. It feels good.