The best Quotes from The Originals

To me, the very definition of the word "broken" suggests that something can be fixed.

No one hurts my family and lives. No one.

I believe that when you love someone and that person loves you in return you're uniquely vulnerable. They have a power to hurt you that's like nothing else.

Every family has a legacy, and this is mine. I intend to fight for always and forever, even if it destroys me.

I'll tell you what I know about death, Camille. Death dances silently in everyone's shadow, and she doesn't give a damn. So why give a damn about her?

Let's make one thing clear, you'll never have this - loyalty. You can't buy it, you can't own it, you can't force it, it comes only out of love and respect for the people who believe in you.

All of us live with a demon inside. Some days you control the demon. And other days it controls you. And it is always hungry. It feeds on lust and longing. And while you may slumber, the demon never sleeps. It tempts you into crossing every line you've ever drawn, all the while it tests you, haunts you. And once it has turned your loved ones into enemies, the demon has consumed you whole.

If I tell you who I really am and you refuse to believe me then I can hardly be blamed for your disappointment.

You rant and rave about the monster I have become, but you, mother, you are the author of everything I am.

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results then surely my quest for your salvation ranks me as one of the maddest of men.

I suppose it's a family trait. Everything we love, we turn to ash.

I can give you a list of people who've underestimated me. None of them have done it a second time.

You can't trust me, which means you cannot love me. Not as I love you.

Davina: "I love you, Kol Mikaelsson."
Kol: "In that case, you best kiss me before I go."

It must really suck to have to be you all the time.

In every moment a choice exists. We can cling to the past or embrace the inevitability of change and allow a brighter future to unfold before us.

Drink deep, but beware. What you broke is past repair. All your oaths you betray. Your sacred vows you sever. And now, you see that nothing lasts for always and forever. Three yet remain, two already crossed. Yet in one year's time, you'll all be lost. As your family is undone, you will seed the beast that is yet to come.

Hurting the ones we love, it's just what we do.

You still see me as this little girl in the attic. I'm not that girl anymore. I don't run from anyone.

Niklaus, please tell your creepy friend that just because he's good-looking doesn't mean I won't turn him inside out and hang what remains from a pole.

You'll find bourbon on basically every horizontal surface.

My family's about to be pulled apart and there's literally nothing I can do about it. I'm supposed to be the big sister that could fix everything.

Hello, sweetie. You'll have to excuse your Auntie Freya, I've had a few big-girl drinks tonight.

I actually pity you. Over the course of our long lives together, I could see you were broken. I used to think it was my fault, but in time, I learned your ability to love died long ago.

So, we need Esther's blood? Well, that's impossible - I killed her.

She's a Mikaelson. She's resilient.

A man can't be defined by anyone but himself.

Mohinder: "There's no shame in dying at the hands of one's superior."
Marcel: "There's not much glory in it either."

Sometimes, the things that you want - they aren't worth the price you have to pay to get them.

I have known the guy for almost two centuries and this is the first time that he has ever done the right thing.

Always and forever is just an excuse to do whatever the hell you want. Maybe it's time someone put an end to that.

I hereby pledge my allegiance to you. You have the keys to my kingdom. It's yours.

It seems you're always willing to watch the world burn as long as you survive.

You pretend to be so confident, but I know the truth. You're afraid everyone can see what you really are - an animal. A beast. Why don't you show us your real face?

Keeping you a slave seems like something the older generation would do. I'd rather have you as a friend.

I can help build peace or I can burn our enemies to the ground.

You pretend to be so confident, but I know the truth. You're afraid everyone can see what you really are. An animal.

Sorry! I'd love to help but I'm a little busy grieving another dead boyfriend.