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Meredith: In life only one thing is certain, apart from death and taxes: No matter how hard you try, no matter how good your intentions, you are going to make mistakes. You are going to hurt people. You are going to get hurt. And if you ever want to recover, theres really only one thing you can say...

George: Callie...you haven't said anything and...just say something...please, anything.

Callie: I forgive you.

George: What?

Callie: You made a mistake, but we took vows, til death do we part so...I forgive you.

Meredith (to Derek): Not-couples have no reason to go away together.

Cristina: Oh...great...I'm stuck in the pit taking smack heads and gang bangers with my idiot interns and you're getting McDreamy'd in the elevator.

Meredith: Really, smack heads and gang bangers at Seattle Grace, huh?

Cristina: My point is, I hate interns.

Meredith: Lexie's not that bad is she?

Cristina: Oh, are we not hating her anymore?

Meredith: Oh no, we still hate the idea of her. We just realize we don't have reason to hate the actual person.

Cristina: She's an intern. That's reason enough.

Meredith: Oh I think you may be the new Nazi.

Cristina: Damn right.

Izzie: Now I know charting doesn't seem as exciting as surgery, but it is as important. Believe me when I tell you, penmanship saves lives! Is that a 7, or is that a 9? If I have to ask myself that in the middle of an emergency, your patient is dead. You killed him. With your handwriting. Think about that!

Izzie: Callie! Hey. Hi.

Callie: We have to talk

Izzie: OK. Um, about?

Callie: George told me.

Izzie: He told you.

Callie: Everything. Cafeteria. Noon. You and Me. Be There.

Izzie: No, she's saving all her rage and bloodshed for me. And she's gonna kill me in the cafeteria at lunch.

George: No she wouldn't.

Izzie: She breaks bones for a living George, she's crazy!

George: No, she's not crazy.

Izzie: Well she is if she thinks I'm not gonna put up a fight.

Alex (to Izzie): So what's its gonna be? Stevens gets her bones broken? Or Callie gets taken to the trailer park?

Bailey: People are stupid and just want to be loved. That's the only reason anyone does anything.

Cristina (to Izzie): You were very ghetto-fabulous.

Sloane: And Meredith, she's still an intern don't kid yourself. She's green, she's a baby, and the only difference between her and the old guy she's got trailing her is that you're not sleeping with the old guy.

Callie: I thought you quit smoking. Wasn't that the deal? Ruthie loses 40 pounds and you quit smoking?

Will: My girlfriend's in emergency surgery, I think she'll forgive me for smoking.

Callie: No, no she won't, because she's dead. Ruthie's dead. Dr. Bailey tried to stop the bleeding but because she's been starving herself and overtraining, her heart couldn't take the strain!

Will: You think this is my fault? She wanted to lose the weight. I just wanted her to be healthy.

Callie: She was healthy 20 pounds ago. You just wanted her to be hot, especially if you were gonna move in with her right?

Will: Look...I loved her.

Callie: You didn't love her! You just didn't want to be alone. Or maybe, maybe she was good for your ego. Or, or maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life, but you didn't love her, because you don't destroy the person that you love!

Will: Get her away from me!

Callie: You gonna hit me? You gonna hit me?! Give me some excuse to kick somebody's ass!

Chief Webber (to niece, Camille): My world is a better place with you in it.

Izzie: Callie, Callie wait, please, wait. I'm sorry about the cafeteria. I didn't think you wanted to talk to me. I thought you wanted to kill me. I'm sorry about everything...with George, I...I'm really sorry. I feel terrible.

Callie: You feel terrible? You took advantage, he was your best friend. I tried to trust you. So much that I convinced myself that it was all in my head, that I was crazy. But I wasn't, was I? And then you pulled that thing in the cafeteria today. It's not bad enough that you humiliate me by getting in bed with my husband, you have to humiliate me at work too. George may be the one who broke his vows but you...we're women, Izzie. You did this to another woman. You took something from me. You stole something from me like a petty little thief. YOU are the one who should be humiliated. YOU are the one who should be ashamed. You are the one...don't you dare come to me for forgiveness you traitorous bitch.

George: Callie. You can't just forgive me. What I did to you, it's unforgivable.

Callie: That's how it works. That's what I forgive you means.

George: No, see, I think it means you don't forgive me. And you don't know how to talk to me right now, and I mean look! You don't...you can't even look at me. You're so angry that I think the only way you can deal with me is to say you forgive me and what...we pretend it didn't happen? It happened, and you don't forgive me.

Callie: You're right, I don't.

Meredith: So, I got Alex to cover for me so I can leave right after I round on my patients... 48 uninterrupted hours!

Derek: Yeah, yeah, yeah... um... you know, maybe this is not a good weekend.

Meredith: What did Lexie say about me?

Derek: She didn't say anything. I did all the talking. Oh, don't blame her.

Meredith: So what, you're friends with my sister now? I mean, you talked to the other Grey about me?

Derek: You know what I talked about with the other Grey? All the things this Grey won't let me say.

Meredith: You can say anything to me.

Derek: I want to marry you. I want to have kids with you. I want to build us a house. I want to settle down and grow old with you. I want to die when I'm 110 years old, in your arms. I don't want 48 uninterrupted hours. I want a lifetime.

(Meredith steps back a little)

Derek: Mm. See what happens? I say things like that, and you fight the urge to run in the opposite direction. It's ok. I understand. I didn't, but now I do. I do. You're just getting started and I've been doing this for a long time. Deep down, you're still an intern, and you're not ready.

Meredith: I'm not ready right now. But things can stay the way they are, and I can get ready. I'll get ready.

Derek: Things can stay the way they are. We can still meet in the elevator, the on-call room, and maybe you'll get ready. And I'll wait. I'll wait until you're ready.

Meredith: Ok, then...

Derek: Yeah, but what if, what if while I'm waiting, I meet someone who is ready to give me what I want from you?

Meredith: What if you do?

Derek: I don't know...

Meredith: (voiceover) Forgive and forget. That's what they say. It's good advice, but it's not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back. When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness old scores never settle. Old wounds never heal, and the most we can hope for is that someday we'll be lucky enough to forget.