“Because I live in the real world where vampires burn in the sun.”

“Damon: Come back as a vampire and I will stake you myself cause I can't stand the idea of you hating me forever.Elena: Witches are supposed to maintain the balance of nature. It's your duty to them. To keep this curse sealed.”

“I don't love men that love other women. I think more of myself then that.”

“I agree, and when the time is right, we'll be delighted to meet with him," Damon said.”

“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.”

“You must immerse yourself in an unfamiliar world in order to truly understand your own.”

“A world without dragons is a world not worth living in.”