Stefan Salvatore quotes from The Vampire Diaries

Stefan

Have you thought any more about what you're going to do?

Elena

About what? Isobel, my vampire birth mother, who's related to my vampire ancestor Katherine, who screwed over your vampire brother? Nah, I haven't thought about it at all.

Stefan

I'm sorry I brought it up.

Elena

It'd just be nice if we could get through one day without having to deal with any of it. No vampire mother or brother.

Stefan

No vampires at all?

Elena

No vampires but you.

Elena

Have you ever even been on a double-date before?

Stefan

Oh, absolutely. '72, Heff and the twins.

Elena

What?

Stefan

Yeah...playmates. I got Miss June.

Matt

Is there anything you're not good at?

Stefan

Double-dating. This is all kind of new to me. I usually keep to myself. I don't always fit in.

Matt

That's because you're that guy.

Stefan

What guy?

Matt

The guy who seems like he has everything, so the people that don't kind of run the other way.

Stefan

Is that what I seem like?

Matt

Pretty much.

Stefan

Hmm... What a dick!

Stefan

I remember them from 1864. They were in the tomb.

Damon

Yeah, about that...

Damon

I say we go to Pearl's and bust down the door and annihilate the idiot that attacked us last night.

Stefan

And then what? We turn to the rest of the house of vampires and say, 'Oops, sorry.'?

Elena

I can't believe you made a deal with her!

Damon

It was more like a helpful exchange of information. It's not like I had a choice. She's... scary. Besides, she's gonna help me get Katherine back.

Elena

Of course she is. Damon gets what he wants, as usual, no matter who he hurts in the process.

Damon

Well, you don't have to be snarky about it.

Elena

I woke up this morning to learn that all the vampires have been released from the tomb. I've earned snarky.

Damon

Ah... How long are you going to blame me for turning your birth mother in to a vampire?

Elena

I'm not blaming you, Damon. I've accepted the fact that you're a self-serving psychopath with no redeeming qualities.

Damon

Ouch.

Stefan

This isn't being very productive. We're gonna figure out a way to deal with Pearl and the vampires, yeah?

Elena

I'm sorry. He just makes me so cranky.

Stefan

I know...he makes everybody cranky.

Elena

So... What are we gonna do?

Stefan

Damon and I are gonna handle everything. I promise.

Elena

Well...what about me? I can't just sit here and do nothing.

Stefan

That's exactly what you're gonna do because that's what's gonna keep you safe.

Elena

Which means nothing if you're not safe too.

Stefan

What do you mean? I'm perfectly safe. I have Damon, the self-serving psychopath on my side.

Elena

That's comforting.

Damon

Hunting party?

Stefan

That guy did a number on me last night when he stabbed me. I've got to get my strength back up.

Damon

I have two liters of soccer mom in the fridge. (Stefan doesn't respond) No?

Stefan

We'll talk when I get back.

Damon

Alright... Give my regards to the squirrels.

Stefan

Thank you... for trying to help me.

They just needed somebody to blame; someone to punish.

Stefan

Elena. You shouldn't be here.

Elena

How are you doing?

Stefan

Ah, I'm okay. The wounds have mostly healed.

Elena

Good.

Stefan

Elena.

Elena

Yeah.

Stefan

What you did today, coming to help me... you could have been killed.

Elena

I know.

Stefan

And what I did... I'm sorry, I'm sorry that you had to see it.

Elena

I've just never... You were like this other person, and it's my fault. I made you...

Stefan

What? No, no, no, no. You didn't make me do anything. You were saving my life. And I was saving yours. Everything's gonna be okay.

Damon

(shouting to be heard above the music) Could you turn it up a little bit? It's not annoying yet.

Stefan

Sorry.

Damon

When are you going back to school?

Stefan

Soon.

Damon

Oh, come on.(offers him glass of blood) Just drink, already. Come on. This self-detox is unnatural.

Stefan

Could you get that away from me, please?

Damon

How long did it take you to wean yourself off of it after you last "indulged"? (Stefan doesn't answer) That's not good.

Stefan

I'll be fine. It just takes a little bit of time.

Damon

I don't get it. You know you don't have to kill to survive. That's what blood banks are for. I haven't hunted a human in...God, way too long.

Stefan

Oh, I'm impressed.

Damon

It's completely self-serving - trying to get the town off the trail of vampires. Which is not very easy, considering there's an entire tomb of them running around.

Stefan

What are we planning on doing about that?

Damon

You're not gonna be doing much of anything if you don't have your strength. There's nothing wrong with partaking in a healthy diet of human blood from a blood bank. You're not actually killing anyone.

Stefan

I have my reasons.

Damon

Well, what are those holier than thou reasons, because, you know, we've never actually discussed that. You know, I'd love to hear this story.

Stefan

You're really enjoying this, aren't you? Just watching me struggle.

Damon

Very much so.

Stefan

I hate to break it to you, Damon, but I actually have it under complete control.

Damon

You do? Oh, well, then you should just carry on making the rest of us vampires look bad. Have a great day, Stef. (leaves the room, leaving his glass of blood on a side table; returns a moment later.) Oh, hey, almost forgot something. Oops.

Stefan

Oh God. I shouldn't be here.

Damon

Come on, don't be a downer. It's a party for the founding families - that would be us. It would be rude to skip it.

Stefan

You know, I really liked you a whole lot better when you hated everybody.

Damon

Oh, I still do. I just love that they love me.

Elena

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

Stefan

I totally am, yeah.

Damon

Do you wanna hear the bad news, or the really bad news?

Stefan

Actually, I don't want any news, Damon.

Damon

Alright, well, let me rephrase: do wanna hear how the council's back in 'vampire mode', or... how I just killed uncle John Gilbert?

Stefan

...What?

Damon

Great party, by the way, huh?

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.

Stefan

You're making small talk. Why?

Damon

You seem awfully chipper, lately. Less doom and gloom - a little more pep in your step...