Damon spoke without moving. “I’m not like you.” “You’re not as different from us as you want to think,” Matt said. “Look,” he added, an odd note of challenge in his voice, “I know you killed Mr. Tanner in self-defense, because you told me. And I know you didn’t come here to Fell’s Church because Bonnie’s spell dragged you here, because I sorted the hair and I didn’t make any mistakes. You’re more like us than you admit, Damon. The only thing I don’t know is why you didn’t go into Vickie’s house to help her.” Damon snapped, almost automatically, “Because I wasn’t invited!” Memory swept over Bonnie. Herself standing outside Vickie’s house, Damon standing beside her. Stefan’s voice: Vickie, invite me in. But no one had invited Damon. “But how did Klaus get in, then—?” she began, following her own thoughts. “That was Tyler’s job, I’m sure,” Damon said tersely. “What Tyler did for Klaus in return for learning how to reclaim his heritage. And he must have invited Klaus in before we ever started guarding the house—probably before Stefan and I came to Fell’s Church. Klaus was well prepared. That night he was in the house and the girl was dead before I knew what was happening.” “Why didn’t you call for Stefan?” Matt said. There was no accusation in his voice. It was a simple question. “Because there was nothing he could have done! I knew what you were dealing with as soon as I saw it. An Old One. Stefan would only have gotten himself killed—and the girl was past caring, anyway.” Bonnie heard the thread of coldness in his voice, and when Damon turned back to Stefan and Elena, his face had hardened. It was as if some decision had been made. “You see, I’m not like you,” he said. “It doesn’t matter.” Stefan had still not withdrawn his hand. Neither had Elena.
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SAM SMITH Talking about my deepest and darkest secrets to the world makes me feel better. It's cathartic. SAM SMITH I've made my music so that it could be about anything and everybody - whether it's a guy, a ... SAM SMITH I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food. SAM SMITH It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music. SAM SMITH As a kid, I collected 'Vogue' every month for three years. SAM SMITH I don't want to think about what I'm doing in 20 years. All I want is I want to be happy, an... SAM SMITH I used to get very angry as I was getting older, because my voice was breaking. So I've trained ... SAM SMITH If we're going to go really deep, we're all trying to live forever. My music is my way of do... SAM SMITH 'Stay With Me,' for me, is my own personal anthem to the 'walk of shame...' that we&... SAM SMITH I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything. SAM SMITH Hearing a whole entire room sing back to me, 'I guess it's true I'm not good at a one-ni... SAM SMITH It sounds depressing, but I think when you truly love someone, you'll never stop loving them. SAM SMITH When it comes to age, I just feel like puberty is, like, the most horrible time of anyone's life... SAM SMITH I don't understand why you have to wear a wedding ring to warn people off. You should be able to... SAM SMITH I'll be excited when I get my heart broken properly for the first time. I'll be like, 'T... SAM SMITH When I write sad songs, I feel like I'm sewing up a scar in me, and the outcome always feels so ... SAM SMITH My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and t... SAM SMITH I'm a melancholy person. It's how I'm always going to be. SAM SMITH My plan is just to love harder than I've ever loved before, hide nothing, and embrace that I'... SAM SMITH Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress. LIZ SMITH My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at? MARGARET SMITH There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doin... WILL SMITH The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in ... WALTER SMITH There are people for whom Rangers Football Club is their entire way of life. WALTER SMITH From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football ... WALTER SMITH Paper and ink are all but trash, if I cannot find the thought which the writer did think. WALTER SMITH I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attent... WALTER SMITH If you can achieve winning a league championship, that, to me, is the full test of the team and mana... WALTER SMITH Whether people like it or not, you have to say the Old Firm are a major part of Scottish football. I... WALTER SMITH Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear. WALTER SMITH Just because something is three months away and seems far off, doesn't mean you will want to be ... JACLYN SMITH I have had to learn about saying no. JACLYN SMITH I wanted to be a ballet teacher. JACLYN SMITH I'm not a sex symbol. How could I be with these skinny bowlegs? JACLYN SMITH I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a p... JACLYN SMITH My mother lived till she was 95 and never had a line on her face or a frown line. She was beautiful. JACLYN SMITH I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog... JACLYN SMITH