The Anchor and the Flame
I’ve been stabbed, drowned, burned, and turned. I’ve had my memories ripped out of my head like pages from a book. And through all of it... through all the Originals and the hybrids and the hellfire... I keep asking myself one question.
And I found out that letting go was the easy part. The hard part... the real hard part... is being torn in half and choosing to stay alive anyway." the vampire diaries monologue
"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.'
I choose the girl who gets to walk away from the graveyard without looking back. The Anchor and the Flame I’ve been stabbed,
And for the first time in four seasons... that girl is terrifying ."
Then I died.
"I spent three centuries of lifetimes being someone’s destiny. Katherine’s shadow. The universe’s pawn. But here’s my final confession..."