House quotes

Dr. Wilson

You can't do this.

Dr. House

It's not a good argument. It's not an argument at all. I'm sorry.

Dr. Wilson

Cuddy's right. I was afraid to do anything. I thought if everything just stopped, it would be okay.

Dr. House

And it's gonna be. Taub's starting treatment. We're doing everything-

Dr. Wilson

Not everything. Before you warm her up, you said that you wanted to try deep-brain stimulation.

Dr. House

There's no reason. We know the symptom. We know what I saw.

Dr. Wilson

What if it's not the rash? What if you noticed the rash on the ambulance when we were putting her on bypass? What if there is still something else stuck inside your head?

Dr. House

You think I should risk my life to save Amber's?

Dr. Wilson

You should call time of death.

Dr. Cuddy

Technically, she's still alive. Could probably survive a few more hours on bypass. We can wean her off anesthesia, wake her up, give you a chance to-

Dr. Wilson

That would be cruel. Don't.

Dr. Cuddy

Wake Amber up. See her again. Tell her what she means to you.

Dr. Wilson

Wake her up to tell her that she's... that she's... [Wilson breaks down. Cuddy embraces him.]

Dr. Cuddy

You are waking her up so that you could both say goodbye to each other. She would want it.

[dying] I'm tired [Wilson nods]... I think it's time to go to sleep...

Dr. Wilson

[crying] Just a little bit longer.

We're always going to want... just a little bit longer.

Dr. Wilson

I don't think I can do it.

It's ok.

Dr. Wilson

It's not ok... why is is ok with you? Why aren't you angry?

That's not the last feeling... that I want to experience.

Dr. House

You're dead.

Everybody dies.

Dr. House

Am I dead?

Not yet.

Dr. House

I should be.

Why?

Dr. House

Because life shouldn't be random. Because lonely, misanthropic drug addicts should die in bus crashes. Young do-gooders in love that get dragged out of their apartment in the middle of the night should walk away clean.

Self-pity isn't like you.

Dr. House

I'm branching out from self-loathing, self-destruction. [pause] Wilson is gonna hate me.

You kinda deserve it.

Dr. House

[pause] He's my best friend.

I know. [whispers] What now?

Dr. House

I could stay here with you.

Get off the bus.

Dr. House

[shakes head] I can't.

Why not?

Dr. House

Because... because it doesn't hurt here. I don't want to be in pain. I don't want to be miserable. [pause] And I don't want him to hate me.

Well, you can't always get what you want.

Cuddy

When was the last time you talked to him?

House

Uh, I think it was after... when did his girlfriend die? He wanted time alone. I considered being a horrendous pain in the ass, but I didn't want to tred on your turf.

Thirteen

This is Dr. House. He's too brilliant for introductions.

House

People die! You, Amber, everyone. Don't act like you just figured that out. I gave you a diagnosis. You don’t like it, there are exits on every floor.

House

Almost dying changes nothing. Dying changes everything.

Wilson

I don't blame you. I wanted to. I tried to. I must have reviewed Amber's case file 100 times to find a way... but it wasn't your fault.

House

Then... we're okay? I mean, I know you're not, but... maybe I can help.

Wilson

We're not okay. Amber was never the reason I was leaving. I didn't want to tell you because... because I was trying, like I always do, to protect you. Which is the problem. You spread misery because you can't feel anything else. You manipulate people because you can't handle any kind of real relationship. And I've enabled it, for years, the games, the binges, the middle of the night phone calls. I should've been the one on the bus, not... you should have been alone on the bus. If I learned anything from Amber it's that I have to take care of myself. We're not friends anymore, House. I'm not sure we ever were.

Foreman

We need to remove the eye.

House

It's her only working eye.

Foreman

We could remove the other one, but since it's not killing her, I thought this way was less insane.

House

[looks at Foreman after the patient hallucinated that House was going to chop her head off] Hallucination. That's a brain thing, right?

Lucas

Only two things you ignore: things that aren't important and things you wish weren't important. And wishing never works.

House

How many friends do you have?

Lucas

Seventeen.

House

Seriously? Do you have a list?

Lucas

No, I knew this conversation was really about you, so I just gave you an answer so you could get back to your train of thought.

House

Want to be my friend?

Lucas

No, you scare me a little.

Taub

You've discovered that one of us has been hiding the ability to stretch or shrink themselves?

House

No. I would never out someone's superpowers.