Season 1 - Greys Anatomy

“Season one is only nine episodes. Not because they ran out of stories, but because in the beginning, you don’t need a long time to change everything. You need a single moment. A code blue. A wrong suture. A ‘Hi, I’m Dr. Shepherd.’ You think you’re learning how to be a surgeon. But really? You’re learning how to survive the people you fall in love with.”

“One night,” she whispers, sneaking out of his hotel room. “No strings.” season 1 greys anatomy

Silence. Alex smirks. Cristina doesn’t blink. Meredith’s pen falls to the floor. “Season one is only nine episodes

The locker room. A herd of nervous, over-caffeinated twenty-somethings in short white coats that are too white. Cristina Yang, already diagnosing everyone’s posture. Izzie Stevens, former model, hiding her lingerie ads under a pile of textbooks. George O’Malley, kind eyes, desperate to be seen as a man and not a puppy. Alex Karev, leaning against a locker like he’s already bored of you. A code blue

The First Cut is the Deepest

"The game. They say a person either has what it takes to play, or they don’t. My mother was a world-class player. I grew up on the sidelines, holding her water bottle, watching her win. But here’s the thing about the game of surgery: it doesn’t care about your last name. It only cares about what you do when the blood hits the floor."

“You didn’t ask,” he replies. Then, softer: “Does it change things?”