Season 8, Episode 16: If Only You Were Lonely

"As surgeons we're trained to consult with each other to get opposing views. We even encourage patients to seek second opinions. But why seek a second opinion when you know that you're right? Because if we're honest with ourselves, the surgeons are more like cowboys. We're more likely to go it alone."

"You can seek the advice of others, surround yourself with trusted advisers. But in the end, the decision is always yours, and yours alone. And when it's time to act, you're all alone with your back against the wall. The only voice that matters is the one in your head. The one telling you what you probably already knew. The one that's almost always right."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/159

Season 8, Episode 15: Have You Seen Me Lately

"When you've tried everything, but that headache won't go away, you can't stop coughing, the swelling won't go down... That's when you turn to a professional. As surgeons, we spend years developing skills of perception that allow us to see exactly what the problem is. The trouble is, some times all that time spent developing those skills of perception can leave a person with an extremely narrow point of view. And how are you supposed to argue with someone who has science on their side?"

"Actually, finding out that you've been looking at things all wrong can be sort of liberating. And suddenly you see a new potential where you've never seen it before. And that's all fine when a hopeless situation suddenly looks good. Unfortunately, some time it goes the other way."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/158

Season 8, Episode 14: All You Need Is Love

"There are times in our lives when love really does conquer all: exhaustion, sleep deprivation, anything. And then there are those times when it seems like love brings us nothing but pain."

"We're always looking for ways to ease the pain. Sometimes we ease the pain by making the best of what we have. Sometimes is by losing ourselves in the moment. And sometimes all we need to do to ease the pain is call a simple truce."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/157

Season 8, Episode 13: If/Then

"The baby you have is the baby you were destined to have. It was meant to be. That's what all the adoption people tell you. Anyway... I like to think it's true. But everything else in the worlds seems so completely random. What if one little thing I said or did could have made it all fall apart? What if I've chosen another life for myself? Or another person? We might have never found each other. What if I've been raised differently? What if my mother had never been sick? What if I've actually had a good father? What if?"

"Your life is a gift. Accept it. No matter how screwed up or painful it seems to be. Some things are going to work out as if they were destined to happen. As if they were just meant to be."

Source: http://www.meredith-and-derek.com/quotes/156