Meredith Grey

"A good surgeon knows when to cut and when to close."

"We all want to believe we're in control, but we're not."

"Bad things happen. But that doesn't mean your life is bad."

"You can't save everyone, but you can try."

"What makes a good surgeon isn't just skill. It's character."

"I don't want to feel better. Better implies I was sick."

"Love is the most powerful thing we experience."

"The interns don't know anything. But they have hope."

"Sometimes you just have to breathe and let things happen."

"That's the thing about being a surgeon. You own your mistakes."

"You can't live in the past. You can only learn from it."

"I'm terrified. And then I do it anyway."

"People don't fail. Situations do."

"You dream of something beautiful, and then it happens, and it's terrifying."

"The hard part isn't finding someone to love. It's finding someone who loves you back."

"I'm not special. I'm just willing to work harder."

"Every patient is someone's family. Remember that."

"You have to believe you deserve the good things that happen."

"Nothing good ever comes easily."

"I'm dark and twisty, and that's okay."

"The things we run from are usually the things we need to face."

"You can't control what happens to you. You can only control how you respond."

"There's beauty in broken things if you look closely enough."

"I've learned more from my mistakes than from any success."

"Time heals all wounds. Or so they say."

"You have to be willing to risk your heart."

"Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask for help."

"I'm going to spend the rest of my life making this right."

"You don't need someone else to complete you. You're already complete."

"The best medicine is hope."