For those who need to spark joy, I recommend the journey that is binge-watching all eight seasons of The Vampire Dairies. This pinnacle teen drama first aired on The CW and now resides for your streaming pleasure on HBO Max.
After leaving the Netflix roster earlier this month, the series rose from the grave one day later on HBO Max. This means there's still plenty of time to decide whether you're Team Stefan or Team Damon.
In honor of the angsty, ridiculous, and wild masterpiece that is The Vampire Diaries, here are 30 of the most memorable quotes throughout the series:
1."Dear Diary, a chipmunk asked me my name today. I told him it was Joe. That lie will haunt me forever." —Damon Salvatore
2."You’re my brother. I’m not gonna give up on you. I never will." —Stefan Salvatore
3."You are not even worth the calories I burn talking to you." —Caroline Forbes
4."There's more to me than just gloomy graveyard girl." —Elena Gilbert
5."Our actions are what set things in motion, but we have to live with that." —Elena Gilbert
6."I'm a little behind on the times, but I believe that the term you're looking for is...OMG." —Elijah Mikaelson
7."Some girls can't resist my good looks, my style, my charm, and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift." —Damon Salvatore
8."What's so special about this Bella girl? Edward is so whipped!" —Damon Salvatore
9."I live in the real world where vampires don't burn in the sun." —Damon Salvatore
10."I would die one hundred times over just to have you standing here alive, in front of me." —Bonnie Bennett
11."We both know I could rip you to shreds and do my nails at the same time." —Katherine Pierce
12."We choose our own path. Our values and our actions, they define who we are." —Stefan Salvatore
13."I know you said to kill her with kindness, but can't I just kill her?" —Caroline Forbes
14."Why are jeans so tight when phones are so big?" —Kai Parker
15."Life isn’t about your final moments. It’s about the moments that led up to them." —Stefan Salvatore
16."The first rule of truly living is to do the things you're most afraid of." —Rebekah Mikaelson
17."You can understand why I'm a little upset that I'm on the verge of being defeated by a sinus infection!" —Katherine Pierce
18."Don't rain on my hot guy parade." —Bonnie Bennett
19."Excuse me. To whom it may concern — you're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me. You can't." —Elijah Mikaelson
20."All you can do is be ready for the good so that when it comes, you invite it in." —Elena Gilbert
21."Not to nitpick, but we evil villains usually use minions to pick up our dry cleaning." —Klaus Mikaelson
22."If I have to hear doppelgänger one more time, I'm going to have to learn how to spell it." —Damon Salvatore
23."Getting out of bed is dangerous, but these days we have to live our lives." —Elena Gilbert
24."Just because I talk a lot doesn't mean I always know what I'm talking about." —Caroline Forbes
25."We stick together as one, always and forever." —Rebekah Mikaelson
26."Whenever you go too far, I will be there to pull you back. Every second. Every day. Until you don't need me." —Damon Salvatore
27."Peace exists. It lives in everything we hold dear. That is the promise of peace — one day, after a long life, you find each other again." —Elena Gilbert
28."REBEKAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" —Klaus Mikaelson
29."I was feeling epic." —Lexi Branson & Stefan Salvatore
