[voiceover] Forty years ago, the Beatles asked the world a simple question: they wanted to know where all the lonely people came from. My latest theory is that a great many of the lonely people come from hospitals. More precisely, the surgical wing of hospitals. [...] As surgeons, we ignore our own needs so we can meet our patients' needs. We ignore our friends and families so we can save other people's friends and families. Which means that, at the end of the day, all we really have is ourselves. And nothing in this world can make you feel more alone than that.
“Owner of a Lonely Heart” · Season 2, Episode 11
In this episode: Meredith Grey (3), Derek Shepherd (1), Miranda Bailey (1)
Look, these are preemies, people, they were supposed to spend another 8 weeks in the womb. Just like interns, they're not ready for the real world.
So, you're giving up the trailer?
I'm not giving up the trailer. Is Addison telling people that I'm giving up the trailer?
It's just funny, I just never would have pegged you for that guy.
What guy?
You know, the marble bath, private pool, gated community guy.
Don't peg me. I'm not peggable.
You're pegged. Deal with it.
[voiceover] Four hundred years ago, another well-known English guy had an opinion about being alone. John Donne. He thought we were never alone. Of course it was fancier when he said it. No man is an island entire unto himself. Boil down that island talk and he just meant that all anyone needs is someone to step in, and let us know we're not alone. And who's to say that someone can't have four legs. Someone to play with, or run around with, or just hang out.
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