“I intend to live as a happy man, though I am not quite ready to live as one, which means I'm not quite ready to die; whatever it is, I'm working on it, trust me”
“I'm fifty-one years old, but I'm not through yet. I have lived a full life, and intend packing in quite a lot more.”
“I don't think I believe in angels, that's all. And if you were one, that would mean I'd have to re-evaluate my beliefs. I'm not quite ready to do that.”
“I am not an angel and I am not a spirit. I'm Elena Gilbert and I've been to the Other Side. And right now I'm ready to do whatever needs to be done, which seems to include kicking some ass!”
“I'm not in pursuit of happiness, I'm happiness in pursuit; ready to happen everywhere I go.”
“I can't answer a single one of these, which is how I know that whether I'm ready or not, I'm growing up.”