14 Of The Most Iconic Moments In Grey's Anatomy

“You're letting her think you're emotionally available. You're letting her think she has a chance. And there is nothing worse in the world than thinking you have a chance when you really don't.”

— James D. Parriott, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“You didn't love her! You just didn't want to be alone. Or maybe, maybe she was good for your ego. Or, or maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life, but you didn't love her, because you don't destroy the person that you love!”

— Allan Heinberg, Dr. Callie Torres, Sara Ramirez, imdb.com

“Okay, here it is, your choice...it's simple, her or me, and I'm sure she is really great. But Derek, I love you, in a really, really big 'pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window', unfortunate way that makes me hate…”

— Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“Don't let what he wants eclipse what you need. He's very dreamy but he's not the sun, you are.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Cristina Yang, Sandra Oh, imdb.com

“If you love someone, you tell them. Even if you're scared that it's not the right thing. Even if you're scared that it'll cause problems. Even if you're scared that it will burn your life to the ground, you say it, and you say it loud and you go from there.”

— Dr. Mark Sloan, amazon.com

“Did you say it? 'I love you.' 'I don't ever want to live without you.' 'You changed my life.' Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then look around; Drink it in 'cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow.”

— Meredith Grey, amazon.com

“I can't think of a single reason why I should be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose... there are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it's more than just a game, and you either take that step forward or turn around and walk away.…”

— Meredith Grey, amazon.com

“The first time I kissed my wife, she wasn't my wife then, she was just this girl in a bar. But when we kissed, it was like, I gotta tell you, it was like I'd never kissed any other woman before. It was like my first kiss. The right kiss.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Derek Shepherd, Patrick Dempsey, imdb.com

“You want to know what happened to me? You. You happened to me.”

— Meredith Grey, amazon.com

“We're friends, real friends. And that means, no matter how long it takes, when you finally do decide to look back, I'll still be here.”

— Meredith Grey, amazon.com

“I lied, I’m not out of this relationship. I’m in. I’m so in it’s humiliating because here I am begging…Okay here it is. Your choice, it’s simple: her or me and I’m sure she’s really great, but Derek I love you in a really, really big way. Pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last pie…”

— Meredith Grey, amazon.com

“She's my person. If I murdered someone, she's the person I'd call to help me drag the corpse across the living room floor. She's my person.”

— Cristina Yang, amazon.com

“I don't have to say a word. She just looks at me and sees who I am and how I feel and accepts it. She doesn't try to change it or wants to change it. That person. There are a billion people but I imagine there's only one of her.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Owen Hunt, Kevin McKidd, imdb.com

“If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, stop accepting crap and demand something more.”

— Stacy McKee, Dr. Cristina Yang, Sandra Oh, imdb.com