The Vampire Diaries quotes

Klaus

I assure you, love, that there is not a thing in the world that will matter enough for me to waste even thirty more seconds of my time. Elijah, what madness is this?

Klaus... You need to listen to them.

Klaus

You're all out of your minds if you think some liquor fueled one-night stand--no offense, sweetheart-- means a thing to me.

Sophie

Marcel may be able to keep us from practicing real magic in this town, but as keepers of the balance, we still know when nature has cooked up something new. For example, I have a special gift, of sensing when a girl is pregnant.

Klaus

What?

I know. It's impossible.

Klaus

What are you saying?

Elijah

Niklaus... the girl is carrying your child.

Klaus

No. It's impossible. Vampires cannot procreate.

Sophie

But werewolves can. Magic made you a vampire, but you were born a werewolf. You're the original hybrid. The first of your kind, and this pregnancy is one of nature's loopholes.

Klaus

Your town?

Damn straight.

Klaus

That's funny. Because when I left 100 years ago, you were just a pathetic little scrapper still trembling from the lashes of the whips of those who would keep you down, and now look at you. Master of your domain. Prince of the city. I'd like to know how.

Why? Jealous? Hey, man, I get it. 300 years ago, you helped build a backwater penal colony into something. You started it, but then you left. Actually, you ran from it. I saw it through. Look around. Vampires rule the city now. We don't have to live in the shadows like rats. The locals know their place. They look the other way. I got rid of the werewolves. I even found a way to shut down the witches. The blood never stops flowing and the party never ends. You want to pass on through? You want to stay a while? Great. What's mine is yours, but it is mine. My home, my family, my rules.

Klaus

And if someone breaks those rules?

They die. Mercy is for the weak. You taught me that, too. And I'm not the Prince of the Quarter, friend. I'm the king! Show me some respect.

Klaus

(bites a vampire) Your friend will be dead by the weekend. Which means I've broken one of your rules. And yet I cannot be killed. I am immortal. Who has the power now, friend?

The hundred dollar guy.

Klaus

The brave bartender. (looking at her name-pin) Camille. That's a French name.

It's a grandma's name. Call me Cami. (referring to the street artist) Amazing isn't he?

Klaus

Do you paint?

No, but I admire. Every artist has a story, you know.

Klaus

And what do you suppose his story is?

He's...angry. Dark. Doesn't feel safe and doesn't know what to do about it. He wishes he could control his demons instead of having his demons control him. He's lost. Alone... (jokingly) Or... maybe he just drank too much tonight. Sorry, overzealous psyche major.

Klaus

No. I think you were probably right the first time.

Klaus

I forgot how much I liked this town.

Elijah

I didn't forget. All the centuries we've spent together, and yet I can count on one hand the number of times that our family has been truly happy. I hated leaving here.

Klaus

As did I.

Elijah

What is on your mind, brother?

Klaus

For a thousand years, I lived in fear. Any time I settled anywhere, our father would hunt me down and... chase me off. He made me feel powerless, and I hated it. This town was my home once, and in my absence, Marcel has gotten everything that I ever wanted. Power, loyalty, family. I made him in my image and he has bettered me. I want what he has. I want to be king.

Elijah

And what about Hayley and the baby?

Klaus

Every king needs an heir.

Klaus

(on his cellphone) Caroline. I'm standing in one of my favorite places in the world, surrounded by food, music, art, culture, and all I can think about is how much I want to show it to you. Maybe one day you'll let me.

Damon

You look terrible.

Elena

I'm hungry. Not that you care.

Damon

But I do. That's the whole point. I do care. You don't care. It's about time for that to change. (gives Elena a blood bag)

Elena

(gags) Vervain?

Damon

How does that make you feel? Hurt because I'd betray you? Angry because I'd cause you pain? Or scared? Because you know it's gonna get a lot worse?

Elena

You boys want to play games? Go ahead. Let's see who breaks first. Me, or you?

Damon

Relax. I just want to show you all the things you've been missing out on since you took the giant leap over the cuckoo's nest.

Caroline

I am not going to give up on you.

Elena

This annoying, clingy thing that you're doing, did it ever occur to you maybe that's why both of your boyfriends skipped town? I mean, I know that Tyler said he was running for his life. Maybe he was running from you. And Klaus... I mean, let's just say it: nobody likes a tease. Hey, I'm not judging. Might be nice to have a bad boy ruffle those perfect feathers.

Caroline

You're in pain you're lashing out. I get it, but you can't stay this way forever. We're about to graduate and start new lives, and you deserve--

Elena

Are you seriously talking about high school graduation? Caroline, do you realize how pathetic you're gonna look in that cap and gown pretending to be human while your mom fake-smiles and just counts down the minutes until you leave town so that you can stop being a reminder their daughter is a repulsive, blood-sucking, control freak monster? It's really too bad Stefan stopped me before I put you out of your misery, but, hey, here's to second chances.

Rebekah

Are they still keeping Elena trapped in the Salvatore mansion? I happen to like her just the way she is. It's tragic that they're trying so desperately to fix something that isn't broken.

Katherine

Lying, scheming and a secret rendezvous with moi, not very Bonnie Bennett-y, especially when Elena needs her favorite witch.

Damon

Oh, you know the rules, bad girls don't get nice jewelry.

Elena

You took my ring. I'm devastated. And bored. Can I go back to solitary now?

Elena

I said, I'm going to kill you!

Damon

Bingo! See? There's a little rage. I should have figured out that'd be the first emotion that came out of you. I tend to pull that out of people.

Stefan

Elena, look at me. We don't want to do this, okay? You can stop this right now. It's your choice.

Elena

Kind of funny, actually, you being the one to pull back the curtain. I bet part of you enjoys it since, you know, I dumped you and all.

Damon

Wow. That was downright vindictive. See? I think now we're breaking through that tough candy shell and getting into the ooey-gooey rich center of your humanity. This is good. I think we should shine some light on the subject.

Elena

Let me guess... this is gonna hurt you a lot more than it hurts me.

Stefan

Look, I know what you're going through. After all you've done, you're afraid to face the guilt you'll feel if you turn your emotions back on. The only way we can help you is to make the alternative hurt even worse.

Elena

I am the girl that you love. You wouldn't do anything to actually hurt me. You just proved that. So what do I really have to be afraid of?

Stefan

So that went well.

Damon

Every other vampire turns it on, no problem. You kill. You feed. You do all the awful things that a vampire does. And then when you're done, you turn it back on. Why is she being so stubborn?

Stefan

Because she has nothing to come back to. Her home's gone. Her family's gone. She alienated her friends. She destroyed her relationships.

Damon

No. She wants to come back. Scaring the hell out of her should have worked. She's smart. She know we're not gonna hurt her.

Stefan

All right. So we get somebody else, somebody who would really hurt her.

Damon

Who? Katherine?

Stefan

Think about it. She's the reason Jeremy's dead, right? So if anybody's gonna provoke an emotion, it's her.

Damon

So we call her and then what? Beg her to help us out of the kindness of her own heart. You kidding me?

Stefan

Katherine was just abandoned by Elijah. She has nothing. She has no one. We invite her into our house to come torture Elena. There's no way she's gonna turn that down.