Grey's Anatomy

Meredith: During surgery, Dr. Shepherd removed a piece of your skull. Which means that your brain is now only covered by dura matter. It's virtually exposed. If some how that area were to be damaged... It would cause intacranial which would cause your brain to swell worse than it did today, which would result in brain death. So, as your doctor, I need you to be very careful not to damage it. ... Do you understand what I'm saying? (William nods. Meredith turns to leave) William: Dr. Grey... Are you doing this for the kid? Or for me? Meredith: Whatever helps you sleep at night.

Alex: So, I checked. We both have a few vacation days comin' up, maybe we could uh... take a road trip, stop in Iowa see some corn. Izzie: Doesn't your mom live in Iowa? Alex: Yeah. I think that she'd like to meet you.

(Owen is drunk and showering with all his clothes on at Cristina's) Owen: Yang! Yang. I thought of it. I thought of my best surgery. Cristina (walks in): You're wearing shoes in my shower. Owen: It was my first blasting in the field. Body was mangled, homemade explosive device, copper wires were embedded five inches deep in the abdomen, arms and legs hanging on by threads of skin. I never seen anything like it. Not in a textbook, not during residency. It was incredible. Body full of holes... trauma surgeon's dream. I put tourniquets on where I could, started tying arteries off with my bare hands, but the bleeding was everywhere, stomach, chest... the best pressure I could think of was my own body. So, I ... I lay there for two hours on top of him, not moving trying to keep that dam from bursting with my own, hands and elbows, and knees... Body... full of holes. But he never bled out. I wouldn't let him. He made it to the hospital. He made it out. A month later... he sent me a letter thanking me for saving his life and then he shot himself. ... That was my best surgery. ... And my worst. (Cristina gets in the shower with him, fully clothed)

Cristina: You're late. You're really late. They probably closed the kitchen. (Owen hands her flowers) Owen: I didn't want you to think that I stood you up. Cristina: Are you drunk? Owen: ... I haven't been on a date in five years, since before I entered the military, I just wanted to take the edge off. I-- Cristina: You're late and drunk. You're late and drunk?! Owen: I will make this up to you, I promise. I know that this is not what you deserve. This is not what you deserve and I will make this up to you, I promise. Cristina: Alright, before you say anything else, Dr. Good Times. You need to shower. You smell like a distilliry. (Owen walks into her bathroom) No. Not here!

Mark: Walk tall. Callie: What? Mark: All you do is be brave enough to get out there. You faught, you loved, you lost. ... Walk tall, Torres.

Carolyn: Meredith. I was looking for Derek, I was hoping that maybe you'd be with him. Meredith (sighs): You seem like a very nice person. You've been very kind, and you've given me a chance. And it seems like you wanna like me. ... So, it's only fair, you should know that the pink, and the ponytail, and the smiling with the teeth, ... I'm a fraud. It's fake. I'm not the kind of girl that mother's like. I'm not happy and bubblily. I'm dark and cloudy because I'm the type of crazy person that feels bad for serial killers. Carolyn: It was very nice to meet you, Meredith.

William: Why didn't you just let me go? Derek: You're not dying here. William: What are you scared of, Dr. Shepherd? Losing control? ... Or maybe you know that deep down, you're no better than I am. You decide who lives and dies all the time but for you they call it medicine. Not a capital offense. Derek: Nobody gets to choose. Not me. Not a patient in this hospital. And certainly not the five women that you slaughtered. So when I say that you're not gonna die in this hospital, I mean, there is no way in hell that I will let you die in this hospital! You don't get off that easy. ... I am nothing like you.

Carolyn: She's a lovely girl. Mark: Oh, lovely girl. Who's off limits. Carolyn: Bologna. She isn't the problem. You are. You have very low expectations for yourself, Mark Sloan. Since you were a little boy, you always have. And it's time to raise them. Mark: She's 24. Carolyn: And you have the emotional maturity of a horny 15 year old. You need young.

Cristina (to Meredith): That ponytail, looks ridiculous. (walks out. Meredith takes the tie out of her ponytail, letting her hair down)

Mark (after Lexie sits down at his lunch table): What are you doing? Lexie: You sleep with me, you eat lunch with me. New rule.

Arizona: I wish that you could just get organs delievered instead of having to go and pick them up, you know? I hate flying. I always feel much closer to death on a plane than I do in the OR. Don't you? Alex: I do now. Arizona: I met Izzie the other day. She's very pretty. So you think that she's the one? Alex: I- I don't know. Arizona: Well, I mean we're at that age, right? Marriage, babies... Is that the plan? Alex: I don't know! Sorry, I don't make plans, okay? If there's a future there, then great, if not... whatever. I'll get over it. I always do. Okay? Arizona: Okay.

William: Let me-- Let me save a life before I go. It's the least I can do. Meredith: So you really expect me to believe that you wanna do this for a kid? William: Whatever helps you sleep at night, Dr. Grey.

Derek: Mom, this is Meredith. Carolyn: Meredith, finally! Meredith (smiles broadly): Hi. Carolyn: My son has been acting like a dog with his favorite bone hiding you away. I hope you're free for lunch. I can't wait to dive in and learn all about you. (they hug) Izzie (looking on): Mer looks weird. Does she look weird to you? Alex: She looks like she's gonna pee her pants. Izzie: Or crap. I made her hydrate. Alex: Meeting the family always blows. I'd never make you do that. (walks off) Cristina (walks up): Who's that lady touching Meredith? Izzie: Derek's mom. Cristina: Oh, that's why she looks so weird. Izzie: She does not look weird, okay? I've got it under control. Mer is doing... great. Cristina: She looks like she's gonna pee.

Derek: Y'know, there's a towncar waiting for you at the airport? Carolyn: I don't need a fancy car. I hopped on the bus and saved you some money. Derek: So, this cruise, you just happened to have a lay over in Seattle? Carolyn: Well, you know, I have always wanted to check out the Space Needle. I understand that you can see Mt. Reiner from the top. Derek: Oh, really? Anything else that you wanna check out? Carolyn: You gonna take me or not? Derek: I have back to back surgeries, Ma. You gotta give me a little more notice. Carolyn: Yeah. I gave birth to five doctors. I know the drill. I can wait. Maybe meet your colleagues.

William: You're upset with me. I get that. Meredith: I don't get upset with patients. William: You're mad at me for killing those women. I get that. Would you feel differently if you knew that I was beaten as a child? Every day. It's how I learned to read. I used to hide under the sink and sound out the letters in the detergent box. Meredith: Is that true? William: Did it make you feel better? ... Whatever helps you sleep at night, Dr. Grey.

Izzie: You'll be fine. Just keep the talking to a minimum. Short. Short little nuggets of Meredith, that's all anyone really needs, and if you start to get stuck just... smile. You have a really great smile. (Meredith smiles broadly) Denny: Ooh, that's just scary.

(Mark just snuck out of the house. Derek passes him on his way into the house) Derek: Mark! Mark: Hey, there 'ya are, you wanna get a drink? Derek: It's 4 in the morning. Mark: Yeah, you're right. I probably should've called first. Hey, I hear your mom's comin' into town. Good times. (walks off)

(Meredith is clutching a bottle of tequila) Alex: 10 bucks says that she tanks in the first 5 minutes. Sadie: I have faith in death, she will make a good impression. Alex: She's holding that bottle of tequila like it's a life vest. George: Mer! Don't listen to them. She's gonna love you. Meredith: No! Mother's don't love me. Mother's like bright and bubblely, and happy, and... Izzie. Mother's love Izzie. Izzie: They do. Mother's do love Izzie. Uh... I stashed all of the tequila, took all of the condoms out of the cookie jar, I also replaced all your trashy magazines with the back issues of the annals of surgery, 'kay? Meredith: 'Kay. Izzie: Does it smell musty in here? George: My mom's house smells like peppermint. It's so homey. Meredith: My house isn't homey?! Alex: I was raised in a hell hole. This place is a palace. Meredith: Why isn't my house homey, George? George: I can't explain it! It's just a feeling. Meredith: Well, Izzie can't fix a feeling! Izzie: She is freaking out people, just tell her something that I can fix. Alex: Rebecca peed on that couch cushion. Sadie: I've been sleeping there for weeks... Meredith: Thanks Alex, you're a good friend. Alex: You're welcome. Keep drinkin'.

Bailey: Uh, Jackson's BP is a little down from yesterday. No big deal, but if we make a few calls, get pushy, maybe we can get him bumped up a few spots on the transplant list. Arizona: Dr. Bailey, you paged me 911 at 2:30 in the morning, to what? Chat? Bailey: Uh... you like to chat. You chatty. Arizona: Not at 2:30 in the morning! Look, he's young, he's near the top of the list. UNOS will find him his organs, when they find him his organs and God knows that staying up all night chatting about it, is not gonna help. I'm go get some sleep, I suggest that you do the same. Bailey: He's running out of time. Arizona: They always are. Welcome to peds.

Carolyn (giving him a ring): Your father always wanted you to have this for the right girl. Addy wasn't right clearly. Derek: You spent less than an hour with Meredith, you barely even know her. Carolyn: I know enough. I know its easier to have compassion for a good person than a murderer. I know how angry you are about what happened to dad. Derek: Of course I'm angry. ... Aren't you? Carolyn: I still can't sleep on his side of the bed, the mattress is wearing unevenly. But no, no, ... not angry. Not anymore. ... Oh sweetheart, you see things in black and white. ... Meredith doesn't. Derek: No. Carolyn: You need a spoonful of that. You need her. She's the one. Derek: Yeah.

Meredith (closing voiceover): We're human. We make mistakes. We mis-estimate. We call it wrong. But when a surgeon makes a bad judgement call, it's not as simple. People get hurt. They bleed. So we struggle, over every stich. We agonize over every suture. Because the snap-judgements, the ones that come to us quickly and easily, without hesitation, they're the ones that haunt us forever.

Arizona: So, Valentine's day. Personally, I think you can't go wrong with jewerly. If you want I can recommend some local places-- Alex: What is wrong with you? Arizona: We just took a liver and an intestine from a little kid. A dead little kid. And you don't even care. You're talkin' about rainbows and relationships and crap. What the hell is wrong with you? Arizona: ... You don't think that I know that they just pulled the plug on the kid? You don't think that I get that? You don't think I know about the tiny, tiny coffin that they're going to stick him in? I know about the tiny coffins. I see them all the time. In my sleep. So if you don't mind, I'm going to keep talking relationships and rainbows and crap. And I'm going to make plans for tomorrow. Because that's what you do, Karev, you make plans. You have to. You turn your back on the tiny coffins and you face forward, Until the next kid.

Mark: Pain and agony for a little bit of pleasure? I get it. Callie: If it's that bad, why don't you stop sl- ... doing what you're doing. Mark: Because it doesn't feel bad when I'm ... doing it. It's good. It's great. And maybe if you weren't so scared of getting burned, you'd feel the same. Callie: You know, I used to walk tall around here. I used to walk tall. Then... Then George. He took off at least an inch. Then Erica went and left me, that shaved off a few more. I got shorter. All that humilation it makes you shorter, so yeah, I am afraid of getting burned.

Lexie: Can I help you with something? Were you looking for Dr. Shep-- (Carolyn cups Lexie's face in her hands) Carolyn: Are you a good girl? Lexie: I... What? Carolyn: A good girl. I don't mean perfect, I mean relativly speaking. ... Are you? Lexie: Yes. Carolyn: How many sexual partners have you had? I won't judge. Lexie: Um... Six. No, no s-seven. K-Kind of six. It's kind of seven. Carolyn: Criminal record? Lexie: Speeding ticket. Carolyn: How fast? Lexie: Twelve miles over. Carolyn: That's fast. Lexie: It-It wasn't too ... It was way too fast, but I-I was downhill. I-I-I was coasting, ma'am. Carolyn: Now I don't suppose you can tell me ... where the gift shop is? Lexie: First floor. East wing.

Carolyn: Mark! Mark: Mrs. Shepherd. Carolyn: You've been avoidng me. Mark: What? No. Carolyn: You've got that same look on your face as you did when you were ten years old. And you put Derek's favorite frog into the microwave. Mark: I never pressed start. Carolyn: What's going on? Mark: I'm sleeping with her. Carolyn: Oh, Mark! Not again! How could you? Mark: No, no, no. Not Meredith. God no. Meredith's little sister. Carolyn: Which one is she? Mark: The one with the juice box.

Izzie: I think it's nice. Your date. I think you and the pig murderer make a really good couple. Cristina: Okay. Izzie: What are you gonna do on your date? What are you gonna talk about? Cristina: Why do you care? Izzie: You only get to do a first date once. It should be... fun and sexy, and... Oh! Ask really good questions. Ask him why he first decided that he wanted to save lives. Oh! Ask him what his best surgery ever was. Cristina: I know how to go on a date. George: Why is Meredith eating pot roast? (Izzie and Cristina turn and see Meredith eating lunch with Derek and his mom) Cristina: It's a show lunch for the mommy. She's freakin' out. That ponytail, it's gonna blow.

Bailey: Okay, I made a list of the best pediatric GI's in the country. I figure between the two of us, we can get one of these guys to come down and do a TIPS procedure on him. Arizona: Doing a TIPS on a kid that needs a new liver? That's like putting a band aid on a bullet wound. Bailey: Well you have a better idea? Arizona: I do. Waiting for UNOS trusting the process. Why can't you do that? Bailey: Because I'm tired of waiting while this kid is getting worse. Jackson's tired, his mother is too. The only one who's happy to sit on her ass and twiddle her thumbs and wait is you! Arizona: Whoa. I've been patient with you. I've been nice. But I am really over you constantly telling me how to do my job. Alex: Hey. (Bailey and Arizona just keep arguing) Hey... (Bailey and Arizona just keep arguing) Shut up! (they stop) Respectfully. Respectfully shut up. Because we've got organs.

Meredith (opening voiceover): My mother used to say this about residency. It takes a year to learn to cut. It takes a lifetime to learn not to. Of all of the tools on the surgical tray, sound judgement is the trickiest one to master. And without it, we are all just toddlers running around with ten-blades.

Derek: You are wearing an alarmingly high ponytail. Meredith: Your mother is coming!

Mark: Why do you have to live in Meredith's attic? How am I supposed to sneak out of here with a frat party going on downstairs? Don't you kids ever sleep? Lexie: They're cleaning the house for Dr. Shepherd's mom. Mark: Mrs. Shepherd's coming... to Seattle? Lexie: So? Mark: So that woman practically raised me…taught me right from wrong. If she found that I was…with you…that we were... You're Meredith Grey's little sister. You are forbidden fruit. You are twenty-five. You're a fetus. Lexie: Twenty-four. I skipped third grade. Mark: I feel dirty.