Season 8, Episode 7: Put Me In, Coach

“Surgeons can't be lazy. The risks are too great. The second we stop pushing ourselves, something terrible happens. Something we never see coming.”

“So we may not always be winners. But we're not lazy. We take chances, we go for broke, swing for the fences... And sometimes, yeah. We strike out. But sometimes, you get a home run.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/150

Season 8, Episode 6: Poker Face

"As babies, we were easy. One cry meant you were hungry, another you were tired. It's only as adults that we become difficult. We start to hide our feelings, put up walls. It gets to the point when we never really know how anyone thinks or feels. Without meaning to, we become masters of disguise."

"It's not always easy to speak your mind. Sometimes you need to be forced to do it. Sometimes it's better to just keep things to yourself though. Play dumb. Even when your whole body is aching to come clean. So you shut your mouth. Keep the secret. And find other ways to make yourself happy."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/149

Season 8, Episode 5: Love, Loss and Legacy

“A human body is designed to compensate for loss. It adapts, so it no longer needs the thing it can't have. But sometimes, the loss is too great, and the body can't compensate on its own. That's when surgeons get involved.”

“We're so hopeful at the beginning of things. But it seems like there is only a world to be gained. Not lost. They say inability to except loss is a for of insanity. It's probably true. But sometimes… it's the only way to stay alive.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/148

Season 8, Episode 4: What Is It About Men

“There are distinct differences between male and female brains. Female brains have a larger Hippocampus. Which usually makes them better at attention and memory. Male brains have a bigger parietal cortex. Which helps when fending off an attack. Male brains confront challenges differently than female brains. Woman are hardwired to communicate with language, detail, empathy. Men, not so much. It doesn't mean that we're any less capable of emotion. We can talk about our feelings, it's just that… most of the time, we'd really rather not. “

“Be a man. People say it all the time. But what does that even mean? Is it about strength? Is it about sacrifice? Is it about winning? Maybe it's simpler than that. You have to know when not to man up. Sometimes it takes a real men to set his ego aside, admit defeat and start all over again.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/147

Season 8, Episode 3: Take the Lead

“You work, you study, you prepare. Months and years leading to one day. The day when you step up. On that day, you have to be ready for everything. But there's one thing you can never quite prepare for: a day when you step down.”

“Sometimes, it happens in an instant. We step up. We become a leader. We see a path, and we take it. Even when we have no idea where we are going.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/146

Season 8, Episode 2: She's Gone

“When my mother left my father, she didn't tell him she was leaving him and taking me with her until we landed on the other side of the country. And those days, it was called family troubles. Today, it'd be called kidnapping.

You think that true love is the only thing that crush your heart. The thing that will take your life and light it out. Or destroy it. Then, you become a mother.

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/145

Season 8, Episode 1: Free Falling

“Even good marriages fail. One minute you're standing on solid ground, the next minute- you're not. And there're always two versions. Yours, and theirs. The both versions start the same way though. The both start with two people falling in love. You think yours is the one that's gonna make it. So it always comes as a shock. The moment you realize it's over. One minute you're standing on solid ground, the next minute, you're not.”

“Do you have what it takes? If your marriage is in trouble, can you weather the storm? When the ground gives way and your world collapses, maybe you just need to have faith. And trust that you can survive this together. Maybe you just need to hold on tight. And no matter what, don't let go.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/144

Season 7, Episode 22: Unaccompanied Minor

"Okay, so... this is the house. There's another house where you're gonna have your own room. But that right now is just wood and no walls. So we're gonna stay here for a while. Derek? Okay, he might be AWOL, he's had a bad day, and he's a little pissed off right now. But we're gonna be fine. So we had a big plan if this even worked out. We were gonna have a lullaby from Malawi to make everything feel homey for you. To be honest right now, I can't even thing of an American lullaby. Lexie? You know, a lot of people live here. It gets kinda crazy sometimes and it's usually not this quiet. Alex? Okay. We're gonna be okay. You and I. We're a team, right? We're tough. We have that in common. I am very glad you're here. I didn't think your first day is gonna be quite like this. But, I'm gonna get it together and we're gonna figure it out."

"I always said I'd be happier alone. I'd have my work, my friends... But someone in your life all the time? More trouble than it's worth. Apparently, I got over it. There's a reason I said I'd be happy alone. It wasn't cause I thought because I'd be happy alone. It was because I thought if I loved someone, and then it fell apart, I might not make it. It's easier to be alone. Because what if you learn that you need love. And then you don't have it. What if you like it? And lean on it? What if you shape your life around it? And then... it falls apart. Can you even survive that kind of pain? Loosing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is – death ends. This? It could go on forever."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/143

Season 7, Episode 21: I Will Survive

"We've all heard the same. It's one of those things we learn in the seventh grade's science class. Adapt or die. Adapting isn't easy though. You have to fight your competition. Defend of their attacks. And sometimes, you have to kill. You do what you need to do to survive."

"Adapt or die. As many times as we've heard it, the lesson doesn't get any easier. The problem is, we're human. We want more than just to survive. We want love, we want success. We wanna be the best that we can be. So we fight like hell to get those things. Anything else feels... like death."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/142

Season 7, Episode 20: White Wedding

“Germs, disease, toxins. Our bodies encounter dangers all the time. Just beneath the surface. Hidden. Whether you realize it or not, your body is constantly protecting itself. Every time you blink your eye, you wash away a thousands of unwanted microbes, breathe in too much unwanted pollen, and you sneeze. The body knows when it's encountered something that doesn't belong. The body detects the invader, it releases it's white blood cells, and it attacks.”

“Just when we think we have figured things out, the universe throws us a curve ball. So we have to improvise. We find happiness in unexpected places. We find our way back to things that matter the most. The universe is funny that way. Sometimes, it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong.”

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/141

Season 7, Episode 19: It's a Long Way Back

“After a trauma, your body is at its most vulnerable. Response time is critical. So you're suddenly surrounded by people—doctors, nurses, specialists, technicians—surgery is a team sport; Everyone pushing for the finish line, putting you back together again. But surgery is a trauma in and of itself, and once it's over, the real healing begins. It's called recovery. Recovery is not a team sport. It's a solitary distance run. It's long. It's exhausting. And it's lonely as hell.”

“The length of your recovery is determined by the extent of your injuries. And it's not always successful. No matter how hard we work at it. Some wounds might never fully heal. You might have to adjust to a whole new way of living. Things may have changed too radically to ever go back to what they were. You might not even recognize yourself. It's like you haven't recovered anything at all. You're a whole new person with a whole new life.”

Source: http://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/characters/meredith-grey/page-3.html

Season 7, Episode 18: Song Beneath The Song