Categories Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey Monologues

Wednesday Wisdom – 1×05 ‘Shake Your Groove Thing’

“Remember when you were a kid, and your biggest worry was, like, if you’d get a bike for your birthday or if you’d get to eat cookies for breakfast? Being an adult – totally overrated. I mean, seriously, don’t be fooled by all the hot shoes and the great sex and the no parents anywhere telling you what to do. Adulthood is responsibility. Responsibility – it really does suck. Really, really sucks. Adults have to be places and do things and earn a living and pay the rent. And if you’re training to be a surgeon, holding a human heart in your hands – hello! Talk about responsibility! Kind of makes bikes and cookies look really, really good, doesn’t it?”

“Responsibility – it really does suck. Unfortunately, once you get past the age of braces and training bras, responsibility doesn’t go away. It can’t be avoided. Either someone makes us face it, or we suffer the consequences. And still, adulthood has its perks. I mean, the shoes, the sex, the no parents anywhere telling you what to do…that’s pretty damn good.”

Categories Meredith Grey Monologues

Meredith Grey Monday – 1×04 ‘No Man’s Land’

“Intimacy is a four-syllable word for ‘here are my heart and soul. Please grind them into hamburger and enjoy.’ It’s both desired and feared, difficult to live with…and impossible to live without. Intimacy also comes attached to life’s three R’s – relatives, romance, and roommates. There are some things you can’t escape. And other things you just don’t want to know.”

“I wish there were a rule book for intimacy. Some kind of a guide that could tell you when you’ve crossed the line. It would be nice if you could see it coming. And I don’t know how you fit it on a map. You take it where you can get it…and keep it as long as you can. And as for rules…maybe there are none. Maybe the rules of intimacy are something you have to define for yourself.”

Meredith Grey Monday – 1×03 ‘Winning a Battle, Losing the War’
Categories Meredith Grey Monologues

Meredith Grey Monday – 1×03 ‘Winning a Battle, Losing the War’

“We live out our lives on the surgical unit. Seven days a week, fourteen hours a day. We’re together more than we’re apart. After a while, the ways of residency become the ways of life. Number one – always keep score. Number two – do whatever you can to outsmart the other guy. Number three – don’t make friends with the enemy. Oh, and yeah, number four – everything…everything is a competition. Whoever said winning wasn’t everything…never held a scalpel.”

“There’s another way to survive this competition – a way no one ever seems to tell you about, one you have to learn for yourself. Number five – it’s not about the race at all. There are no winners or losers. Victories are counted by the number of lives saved. And once in a while, if you’re smart, the life you save could be your own.”