“It’s funny how you don’t appreciate a thing until you’re about to lose it.”

Meredith: "Just put one foot in front of the other. Just get through the day."

"The people who suffer the most are those who don't know what they want." - Meredith Grey

"You have to eliminate what doesn’t work. You have to figure out what is important and hold on tight to the things that matter most.”

"It’s only after we had everything in perspective that we remember where our hands truly belong." - Meredith Grey

"Too often, the thing you want most is the thing you can’t have. Desire leaves us heartbroken. It wares us out. Desire can wreck your life."

"Let's not pretend being beautiful is a burden." - Mark Sloan

"You have really nice eyes. I’m just saying that you’re mostly all surly and hardcore, but your eyes aren’t. I'm really big on eyes."

I've heard that it's possible to grow up - I've just never met anyone who's actually done it.

9. Who first referred to Derek as McDreamy?

"Of course he's gonna push you away.. Because he hates being vulnerable. But that's when he's gonna need you to stick with him the most."

Thanks everyone for all the quotes!! I'm looking for one for my room I still can't decide!!

"There’s no shame in simply being human. It can be a relief to stop hiding. To accept who you really are."

April: "Hey, how's that baby?" Meredith: "Oh it probably has three arms and a tail.."

There are times in our lives when love really does conquer all: exhaustion, sleep deprivation, anything.

"Even when our hopes give way to reality and we finally surrender to the truth, it just means we lost today's battle, not tomorrow's war."

It ain't over, till it's over.

"You've always been on a bridge, you climb on the railing and you're ready to leap, and when that happens, I have to catch you."

"It makes absolutely no sense to try to be happy in a world that's such a horrible place." - Meredith Grey

Sometimes, no matter how much something is hurting you, letting it go hurts even more.