MEREDITH: l know you don’t understand me. l don’t understand me. l wanted to show him compassion. That’s why l went. That’s the reason. And it was horrible. lt was horrible.
DEREK: lt’s OK. lt’s OK.

5x13 Stairway to Heaven

“You see things in black and white. Meredith doesn’t. You need a spoonful of that. You need her. She’s the one.”

5x12 Sympathy for the Devil

DEREK:  She’s living here, too, Death?
MEREDITH: Just a couple of days, till she gets her place.
DEREK: No more strays.
MEREDITH: No more strays.

MEREDITH: Hey. Lexie’s here.
DEREK: Hey. Yeah.
MEREDITH: Are you making up a bed for her?
DEREK: Yeah.
MEREDITH: You brought home a stray.
DEREK: Yeah.

5x09 In the Midnight Hour

DEREK: Tell me the stories.
MEREDITH: What stories?
DEREK: The ones you won’t let Sadie tell me.
MEREDITH: They’re ancient history. Humiliating and ridiculous.
DEREK: Ridiculous is a grown man telling another grown man to stay out of a woman’s little…
MEREDITH: You did it?
DEREK: l did. Those exact words. l did it because…it was nice to see you sticking up for your sister. l did it for you. So now, you owe me…a story.
MEREDITH: OK, fine. But you can never tell anyone ever.

5x08 These Ties That Bind

MEREDITH: Sloan? Seriously?

5x07 Rise Up

MEREDITH: Look, it’s Anatomy Jane. […] Anatomy Jane had detachable organs. l could never remember the real names, so l made up names. Like the twosh was next to the chubbel. And that was connected to the slivvy. Oh, and look, it’s the jelly pouch.

MEREDITH: Another diary?
DEREK: More than one.

5x06 Life During Wartime

“You broke her. You called her ordinary. You taught her time and time again that nothing she does, ever, is good enough. Every good thing Meredith is happened despite you. She may not survive this, and that’s on you. That is on you.”

“It’s my fault. I wasn’t there for her. She was pulling away from me, and I…I… I just… She knows how to swim. She’s a good swimmer.”

“Hold on, OK? Hold on. I love you. Please don’t die. Do not die. Do you understand? I can’t live without you. If you die, I die. I picked you! I choose you. You don’t die on me! You stay awake! Stay awake. Derek! Derek, stay awake! Stay awake!”

“Look, it took me a long time to find him. A long time. And even then it took me a long time to even know that I wanted him. To be married, to be his wife, to have his kids. And now that I realize that… He’s lying on the table in there and my best friend’s hands…are inside his chest.”

3x17 Some Kind of Miracle & 6x24 Death and All his friends

DEREK: Thanks for coming.
MEREDITH: Thanks for calling.
DEREK: l love you.
MEREDITH: l know.
DEREK: Would you still love me if l wasn’t a surgeon?
MEREDITH: No. No, because lzzie…has skin cancer that’s spread to her brain. You’re one of about 20 people in the world who can save her. l don’t know if l respect somebody who could walk away from a gift like that. So please don’t. Here are her scans. lt’s pretty bad.

5x18 Stand By me

MEREDITH: Where do you sleep at the trailer?
DEREK: What?
MEREDITH: When we sleep at the trailer, where do you sleep?
DEREK: You know the hammock outside? Sorry.
MEREDITH: I’m a girl with abandonment issues. You have to sleep with me from now on.
DEREK: OK.
MEREDITH: OK.

3x11 Six Days (Part 1)

DEREK: Hi. I’m Derek Shepherd.
MEREDITH: What are you doing?
DEREK: We met at this bar, you remember? We met and we… Well, you said “I’m just a girl” I said, “I’m just a guy” And we started this thing. We started this thing and you didn’t know anything about me. The good, the bad, the wife. You didn’t even know my name. You didn’t know me. I want you to know me. I want to start over. From the beginning. So, hi. Derek Shepherd.
MEREDITH: You walked away. And now it’s too late. There’s too much water under the thing or whatever.
DEREK: Meredith. Please.
MEREDITH: Hi, I’m Meredith Grey.
DEREK: Very nice to meet you, Meredith.
MEREDITH: It’s nice to meet you.

3X07 Where the Boys Are

MEREDITH: It’s the chase, isn’t it?
DEREK: What?
MEREDITH: The thrill of the chase. I’ve been wondering to myself, “Why are you so hell-bent on getting me to go out with you?” You know you’re my boss, you know it’s against the rules, you know I keep saying no. It’s the chase.
DEREK: Well, it’s fun, isn’t it?
MEREDITH: You see? This is a game to you. But not to me. Because, unlike you, I still have something to prove.

DEREK: It’s not the chase.
MEREDITH: What?
DEREK: You and me. It is not the thrill of the chase. It’s not a game. It’s… It’s your tiny, ineffectual fists. And your hair.
MEREDITH: My hair?
DEREK: It smells good. And you’re very, very bossy. Keeps me in line.
MEREDITH: I’m still not going out with you.
DEREK: You say that now.

1x03 Winning a Battle Losing the War

DEREK: Seattle has ferryboats.
MEREDITH: Yes?
DEREK: l didn’t know that. l’ve been living here six weeks. l didn’t know there were ferryboats.
MEREDITH: Seattle is surrounded by water on three sides.
DEREK: Hence the ferryboats. Now l have to like it here. l wasn’t planning on liking it here. l’m from New York. l’m genetically engineered to dislike everywhere, except Manhattan. l have a thing for ferryboats.

DEREK: So, it’s intense.This thing l have for ferryboats, l mean.
MEREDITH: l’m so taking the stairs this time.
DEREK: No self-control. lt’s sad. Really.

1x02 The First Cut is the Deepest

Top 5 Favorite co-stars

Ellen Pompeo & Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy)

Ian and Nina Around Comic-Con in San Diego (July 22)

Top 5 Favorite co-stars

Stana Katic & Nathan Fillion (Castle)