- Damon Salvatore: You want a love that consumes you. You want passion and adventure, and even a little danger... I want you to get everything you're looking for.
- Elijah: All we need is to take that stake away from him. Once it's been disarmed, the weapon's in my possession, my family will scatter to the ends of the Earth and Alaric will follow us.
- Stefan Salvatore: And you'll just run?
- Elijah: We've done it before. Klaus and Rebekah spent the better part of a thousand years evading my father. What's another half century while Elena is able to live out the rest of her natural life?
- Elena Gilbert: [about Klaus] We've finally stopped him, Elijah. After everything that he's done to us, I can't just let you bring him back.
- Elijah: I give you my word, Elena. I will not revive Klaus within yours nor even within your children's lifetimes. Perhaps that will finally teach him some manners.
- Matt Donovan: Why should she trust you? All you've done is screw her over.
- Elijah: And for that, I am deeply ashamed. But know this, she could have been dead the instant I walked through that door tonight, so Elena, I leave it to you to make the decision whether to trust me or not.
- Elena Gilbert: That's what love should be. You should love the person that makes you glad to be alive.
- Rebekah: [in tears, about Klaus] He's gone, Elijah. There was nothing I could do to stop it.
- Elijah: [shaken] Tyler Lockwood is dead, but the rest survived. You said that Niklaus turned their bloodline.
- [referring to Caroline, Damon, and Stefan]
- Rebekah: I thought he did.
- Elijah: It wasn't me. It wasn't Kol.
- Rebekah: It wasn't me, Elijah. It was Niklaus! I'm sure of it.
- Elijah: [deeply perplexed] Then how are they still alive?
- Jeremy Gilbert: [over the phone] I took her to the hospital. When you find your sister unconscious, you call 911.
- Damon Salvatore: Not when you have a parade of vampires at your disposal.
- Stefan Salvatore: Every remaining Original is gonna want Elena dead to stop Alaric. She's a sitting duck in there.
- Jeremy Gilbert: Well, Meredith wants to keep her here for observation.
- Damon Salvatore: Jeremy, get Elena home. We're on our way.
- Elena Gilbert: [waking up] Where is everyone?
- Matt Donovan: Tyler and Caroline got a call from their moms. What were you dreaming about?
- Elena Gilbert: Sophomore year.
- Matt Donovan: Seems like forever ago.
- Elena Gilbert: After the accident...
- [shrugs]
- Elena Gilbert: I kind of felt like I didn't...
- [shakes her head]
- Elena Gilbert: know how to live anymore. Like I didn't want to. But then, being with Stefan, I... Somehow I figured it out. And that's what love should be. You should love the person that makes you glad you're alive.
- [chuckles]
- Matt Donovan: So then what's the problem?
- Elena Gilbert: The problem is Damon.
- [sighs]
- Elena Gilbert: When I'm with him, it just consumes me. And I know that I can't love them both. I know that it's wrong, but
- [sighs]
- Elena Gilbert: when I choose one, then I'll lose the other. And I don't wanna lose anyone else. I just... I just... I wish I had my Mom here to give me some advice.
- Elena Gilbert: Jeremy locked himself in the bathroom again. Does he think we don't know what he's doing in there?
- Jenna Sommers: He's 14. They don't think.
- Caroline Forbes: All right. Couch. Now!
- Elena Gilbert: Oh, I told you, I'm fine!
- [shrugs]
- Caroline Forbes: Doctor says rest, you rest.
- [Elena sighs,then settles in on couch]
- Caroline Forbes: Now, what can I get you? Do you want some tea?
- [blanket for Elena]
- Caroline Forbes: Maybe some... vodka? Both will help you sleep.
- [reminded of better times, Elena looks at her friend with bright eyes, then sighs]
- Caroline Forbes: I know. Being smothering, it's what I do.
- [scoffs]
- Elena Gilbert: [shakes her head] No. It's nice.
- Caroline Forbes: I'm thinking, maybe tea with vodka?
- [they both chuckle]
- Caroline Forbes: We can't just leave town.
- [nervous little laugh]
- Tyler Lockwood: Yes, we can.
- Caroline Forbes: No, but our friends need us.
- Tyler Lockwood: And our mothers need us to stay alive. Look, uh,
- [rises]
- Tyler Lockwood: Stefan and Damon are going to do whatever it takes to protect themselves. But this is our lives. So lemme protect you.
- Caroline Forbes: [shakes her head] I will go anywhere with you. And if we have to spend the rest of our lives running...
- [still shaking her head]
- Caroline Forbes: I will run with you. But first... I have to help our friends.
- Tyler Lockwood: I'll get stuff together and meet you at the cellar in two hours.
- Caroline Forbes: Deal!
- [she chuckles, they hug, kiss]
- Tyler Lockwood: We gotta travel light.
- [she nods]
- Tyler Lockwood: So what do you need?
- Caroline Forbes: Just you. Maybe a curling iron.