"When I was human, I thought the hardest thing in the world was letting go. I thought grief was a pit with no bottom. I buried my parents on a Tuesday, and by Friday, I had already forgotten what my mother’s laugh sounded like. I remember thinking... 'If this is what life is, I don't want it.'
The Anchor and the Flame
"I spent three centuries of lifetimes being someone’s destiny. Katherine’s shadow. The universe’s pawn. But here’s my final confession..." the vampire diaries monologue
Because everyone loves the martyr. The town loves the girl who died for them. Stefan loves the human who saved him. Damon loves the ghost who forgave him. But no one... no one ... asks what I want when the war is over. "When I was human, I thought the hardest