[Damon] We should be in there.
[Alaric] No. Isobel made it clear we're not to step a foot inside.
[Damon] I'm not gonna kill her in a crowded restaurant.
[Alaric] You're not gonna kill her period.
[Damon] She ruined your life and you still want to protect her?
[Alaric] She's my wife. Was. Was my wife. I looked for the woman I married, but she wasn't there. Whoever that is, is.. cold and detached.
[Damon] Yeah. She's given up her humanity.
[Alaric] Yeah, see I don't get that. Stefan has his humanity. He's a good guy. Hell, you're a dick and you kill people, but I still see something human in you. But with her there was, there was.. nothing.
[Damon] You can turn it off. Like a button you can press. I mean, Stefan's different. He wants the whole human experience. He wants to feel every episode of How I Met Your Mother, so he shuts his feelings out. The problem is as a vampire your instinct is not to feel. Isobel chose the easier road. No guilt, no shame.. no regret. I mean, c'mon.. if you could turn it off, wouldn't you?
[Alaric] You haven't.
[Damon] Of course I have, Ric. It's why I'm so fun to be around!

[Elena] How could you obliterate an entire chapter of my life?
[Alaric] Look, Elena, as much as I like to think that I am full of wisdom, I think it's time we stop pretending that I actually know what's best, okay? Look, I've got my own issues to sort out right now, and I, I think this will explain it much better than I can.
[Elena] Dear me, if you're reading this then somebody spilled the beans about your selective memory loss. My money's on Caroline. Yes, you loved Damon. You loved him with a passion that consumed you. And when Damon died, the void he filled was too deep, too dark. Facing an eternity without your soul mate, you went off the deep end. You turned into someone that you weren't: a monster. Alaric can restore your lost memories. All you have to do is ask, but I hope that you don't. I tried it the other way and I didn't see an end to the pain. I want you to rediscover yourself in the absence of the one who defined you. If you feel any hope for the future at all, then you're already better off. You've been given a chance to start over. I want you to take it. I want you to be happy.
[Alaric] So, what do you want me to do?
[Elena] Can you hold onto that? Keep it safe in case I ever need to read it again.