Alex Karev quotes from Grey's Anatomy

Alex

Hey!

Lexie

I'm late for Sloan's meeting.

Alex

Yeah, so am I.

Lexie

Also, I'm not speaking to you. [Alex kisses her and she kisses back] I'm still not speaking to you.

Alex

You don't have to speak. [They gaze at each other until Meredith comes up the hall]

Meredith

Late for Sloan. [Alex leaves abruptly, and Lexie looks frustrated]

Lexie

Where's your girlfriend?

Alex

Back with her husband, I'm guessing... And I don't have a girlfriend.

Lexie

Or a conscience, apparently.

Izzie

[seethes] You son of a bitch.

Alex

[smirks] Go cry to somebody who cares.

Izzie

This is my case. It isn't fair.

Mark

Surgery's like the Wild West. You didn't get your claim in Montana from the bank. You got it 'cause you put a fence around it and shot the ass off anyone who walked by. Karev's a cowboy. You're not.

Meredith

I don't even want the credit, but the clinical trial was my idea. And I had to beg him to do it. More than once.

Izzie

It's okay you want the credit. I would want the credit.

Cristina

When you screw the attendings, you get screwed. They have all the power.

Lexie

Interns. You could screw interns. [everyone looks at her] I mean.... date. Residents could date interns, 'cause we're nonthreatening. I read this study once that said that interns hardly ever file sexual harassment claims because we feel so weak and powerless in the hospital environment, so that's good.

Alex

Interns. The other white meat.

Derek

[moaning coming from Izzie's room] Who's making a porno movie in Izzie's room?

Alex

Relax. She's flying solo. That's hot.

Alex

Listen. You had that heart patient and it reminded you of Denny and how bad you felt when you were lying on that bathroom floor. I get that. I get that you're scared. But you're not going to have to feel like that again. Because I'm not going to die, Izz. And I'm not gonna cheat on you, and I'm not gonna go anywhere. 'Cause, I think you're my best shot at... I think with you... you make me better. You make me wanna be better. You make me want to be good. And I think I can. With you. I think I can. So I'm not going anywhere, and you can stop hiding. And if you wanna be scared that's okay just be scared with me. Be scared while you scrub in with me for my first solo surgery. Okay?

Izzie

You love me.

Alex

Shut up. [kisses her, leaves] Solo surgery!

Denny

I'm really starting to not like that guy.

Bailey

Karev, go and get the machine.

Alex

What if it's already hooked up to somebody?

Arizona

If that somebody has more than 16 hours to live, then we'll unhook him.

Alex

[about Addison still being at Seattle Grace] Admit it. Her being around your guy bugs.

Meredith

It doesn't buy. You bug.

Derek

Karev, page Addison. Tell her I need her to stay.

Meredith

Okay, it bugs a little.

Derek

You're a good doctor. So am I. Let's just be good together.

Alex

Your guy and my guy work well together.

Meredith

Well, my guy works well with everyone.

Meredith

Alex.

Alex

Bailey says Shepherd found another tumor, in Izzie's brain. Did you hear?

Meredith

I heard. Alex.

Alex

He doesn't think he's gonna get it out this time. I think... [crying] I think she's gonna die on me. I think she's really gonna die. Ugh! What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be getting ready for a wedding?

Meredith

Well, that's what I came to talk to you about.

Izzie

You never know the biggest day of your life is the biggest day. Not until it's happening. You don't recognize the biggest day of your life, not until you're right in the middle of it. The day you commit to something or someone. The day you get your heart broken. The day you meet your soul mate. The day you realize there's not enough time, because you wanna live forever. Those are the biggest days. The perfect days. You know?

Denny

I bet you made a beautiful bride.

Izzie

It was a beautiful day.

Alex

You put the scarf on. I told you, you don't need it. You look gorgeous without it.

Denny

He's right.

Izzie

Go away now. Go away, I wanna be alone with my husband.

Alex

[Takes off her scarf, and kisses her forehead] My wife is hot! [Izzie giggles and smiles]

Izzie

If Derek cuts the tumor out I could lose my memory, and if he doesn't I can die. I don't know what to do. Alex, tell me what to do.

Alex

Iz, I can't tell you what to do.

Izzie

Of course you can, you're my husband. That's what husbands do, they stomp around telling their wives what to do. It's your job.

Alex

My job is to support whatever you wanna do.

Izzie

I don't know what I wanna do. That's why I'm asking you. OK, I have an idea. Let's put it to a vote. All in favor of the surgery.

Meredith

No. We're not voting. No ones... no ones voting.

Izzie

Opposed?

Cristina

I'm opposed... to voting.

Izzie

Just decide for me. Please?

Alex

You don't have to know right now. Think about it.

Izzie

I don't have time.

The test impaired your memory to such a degree that I have to strongly recommend you don't have the surgery.

Derek

Izzie, the test was the worst case scenario. The result has nothing to do with the surgery.

We don't know that.

Derek

But what I do know is that not operating is every bit as risky as the surgery itself. If not more. But, it's up to you.

Izzie

What do you think?

Alex

I think he's talking to you, not me.

Derek

I'll leave you two alone to discuss this.

Alex

Ah, I'll come with you. I have a couple of questions.

Izzie

Wait, Alex.

Alex

Think about what you want to do for a second, OK? I'll be right back. [everyone but Meredith leaves the room. Meredith closes the door]

Meredith

You are not having the surgery!

Cristina

She just had brain surgery, and an incredibly aggressive course of IL2. She needs rest.

Alex

She needs to exercise whatever memory she's got left before it all turns to mush.

Cristina

Well she's not going to heal with you barking orders at her like a caveman.

Alex

Butt out Yang.

Cristina

You know what she's my patient. I don't care if you’re her husband.

Alex

Look, she...

Cristina

You wanna see how fast I can get your visiting hours down to zero?

Alex

She signed a DNR. She signed a fricking DNR and made me promise me she'd come out of this with a life, not in a hospital bed, not with no brain. I had to promise she'd have a life. You wanna know what happens if she can't make any new memories? Forget about being a doctor. She's going to need round the clock baby sitters. We get an apartment together, she can't ever find her way to the damn toilet, track her on her ankle in case god forbids, she wanders out the front door!

Cristina

Alex, you can handle this, she will get better.

Alex

Maybe, maybe not. It's on me. Her future is on me.

Arizona

McDreamy.

Derek

I'm sorry?

Arizona

I get it now the whole, you know, "McDreamy" thing. I didn't, I didn't get it before. But now I get it. You know they call you that, right? [Alex rolls his eyes]

Derek

[smiles] Yes.

Arizona

I'm involved, by the way, in case you thought that I was just coming on to you, because I was not. Plus I heard that you got married so congratulations.

Derek

Yes, thank you.

Alex

[snickers] You wrote some hokey crap on a post-it note in the residents' lounge. Sorry, but until you're sweating it out in a morning coat with a ball of white taffeta coming at you, you're not really married.

Derek

[chuckles] Oh, I've consummated mine. I consummate mine all the time. How's that going for you, Karev? Girls talk. You might want to consider that the next time you judge my post-it.