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Meredith Grey quotes from Grey's Anatomy

Played by Ellen Pompeo · 827 quotes · page 45 of 56

Meredith Grey

Played by Ellen Pompeo

Grey's Anatomy · 1,393 quotes

Most-quoted character in Grey's Anatomy: in 827 of its 1,393 quotes
Most scenes with: Derek Shepherd (60), Cristina Yang (60), Alex Karev (47)

Scenes with Meredith Grey 265

[voiceover] Grief may be a thing we all have in common, but it looks different on everyone.

It isn't just death we have to grieve. It's life. It's loss. It's change.

And when we wonder why it has to suck so much sometimes, has to hurt so bad. The thing we gotta try to remember is that it can turn on a dime.

That's how you stay alive. When it hurts so much you can't breathe, that's how you survive.

By remembering that one day, somehow, impossibly, you won't feel this way. It won't hurt this much.

Grief comes in its own time for everyone, in its own way.

So the best we can do, the best anyone can do, is try for honesty.

Meredith

The really crappy thing, the very worst part of grief is that you can't control it.

The best we can do is try to let ourselves feel it when it comes.

And let it go when we can.

Meredith

The very worst part is that the minute you think you're past it, it starts all over again.

And always, every time, it takes your breath away.

Meredith

There are five stages of grief. They look different on all of us, but there are always five.

Denial.

Anger.

Bargaining.

Depression.

Acceptance.

Meredith

Are the Mercy West people that bad?

They're everywhere and there are more of them than us, and they're kicking our asses. God, I miss Izzie. We need more 'uses', so get back here.

Meredith

I have to be discharged first. You want to forge Bailey's signature?

No, that'll get me fired. Ooh, ask one of the new ones to do it. Get them fired.

Maybe it's not one doctor. Maybe it's too many doctors who don't know each other and who don't trust each other. When I got to that room, it was chaos, because that's the system now: chaos. That has been the system that's been in place since this merger. Your system. I'm saying you should look again at who is responsible."

Meredith

[voiceover] When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you were after - the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions.

Meredith

[catching Alex and Lexie in bed] Izzie leaves and Mark gets a kid, and you two decide the best way to deal is to get drunk and mash your genitals together?

No freaking way you get to judge us or give relationship advice. Besides you were a total dirty mistress like two weeks ago.

Are 23 calling me a dirty mistress?

Meredith

That was two years ago and his wife didn't have cancer!

Because I've been with like six guys in my whole life. Alex and I, we've done it before. I was recycling, it was like good for the environment.

Izzie's gone. I was horny. She was there.

Oh crap, I am a dirty mistress. Oh god, you're gonna tell Derek and then Derek's gonna tell Mark that I'm a whore.

Today sucks. Mark sucks.

Yang got burns on her girl parts.

Oh, wow.

I do not... They're not on my girl parts.

Then they're on her ass. Look how she's walkin'.

Don't you two have patients?

How did you get burns on your ass?

Meredith

[walks up] You paged?

Mer! Thank god. Come, the rest of you, bye. [pulls her over to a bed, she closes the curtain]

Meredith

Oh my god!

Not so loud!

Meredith

How did you...? What...? You have grate marks burned into your ass.

Yeah, vent marks. But same difference. [whispering] I was busy having sex. Will you please just dress the wound. Owen's being very caveman-like. It's hot, vaguely disturbing, but mostly hot. I- I think he might still be a little upset that I offered him to Teddy.

[Alex and Lexie pull back the curtain]

MCMeredith & Cristina

Alex!

Hot cross buns.

Ooh, that's gonna blister.

Meredith

Lexie, this is Alex we're talking about. Emotionally, he's like me three years ago. You can't be having feelings for him. You realize that.

Yeah, of course not. No. It's just sex. Okay? There's no feelings involved.

Meredith

Right. Because you are a no-feelings type of girl. Your heart lives in your vagina.

It does not... I swear, not this time.

Meredith

Okay, sure

My heart does not live in my vagina!

Mark's trying to kill Alex.

What?

Meredith

Well, I think I mentioned sleeping with Alex was a bad idea.

No, it's not a bad idea. It's happy and easy. You know much mental energy Mark took up? You know, I am telling you, ending it is the best thing that could have happened to me. And for him! Do you know how much happier he'd be if he could just move on?

Meredith

Looked to me like he was trying to pick up Teddy.

Sure, he'll sleep with her. He slept with Addison. He'll screw anything that moves, but what, I'm supposed to check into a convent? Why is he hanging on like this?

[sarcastic] You're just that good, Little Grey. There's no getting over you.

Oh! [walks off, Cristina laughs]

Meredith

You clear the room every time. You clear the room.

Mark's moving on. Like really.

Meredith

Okay, well, that's good, isn't it? Isn't that what you wanted?

[starts crying] No, uh, that's great. That's... perfect. It's perfect.

Meredith

Do you wanna talk about it?

No.

Meredith

Owen I mean.

I know what you mean. I don't want to... I can't... It's just... He doesn't know, who he loves and if it's not me then... I don't want to talk about it. Let's talk about something else.

Meredith

Okay. You realize you're about to be a godmother.

I'm godmother? Okay, what do I have to do? Talk god to the fetus? 'Cause I’m not gonna do that.

Meredith

It means, you take care of the kid if I die.

Derek takes care of the kid if you die.

Meredith

If we die, if we die.

So, if you and Derek are on a plane crash and you die, the kid is mine?

Meredith

Yes.

I have to admit, I kind of hope you and Derek die just a little bit. So I can raise the kid with decent priorities.

Meredith

I have priorities.

Oh?

Meredith

Surgery.

Oh, okay then you can raise a good little surgeon. I take it back.

Meredith

[to Mr. Clark] Shoot me.

Meredith.

Meredith

You want justice right? Your wife died, I know what happened. Derek told me the story. Lexie Grey is the one that pulled the plug on your wife, she's my sister. Dr. Webber, he was your wife's doctor. I'm the closest thing he has to a daughter. And the man on the table, I'm his wife. If you wanna hurt them, the way that you hurt, shoot me. I'm your eye for an eye.

Meredith!

Meredith

You tell Derek that I love him and that I'm sorry.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. She's pregnant. You wouldn't shoot a woman who's pregnant. Please.

Meredith

Cristina. Cristina!

I can't be in here. I can't.

Meredith

Okay so let's go, let's get out of here.

I can't... I can't feel anything.

Meredith

I know, I know. Come with me.

No, no, I can't move. I can't move my legs. I can't, I can't feel anything.

Meredith

Uh, feel my hand, take my hand. Do you feel that?

Uhuh.

Meredith

Okay. You're okay. We're gonna go when you're ready. Okay? So you tell me when you're ready. Okay?

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