𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 - 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮'𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙮 (ON HOLD)

eighty - two - "harper avery ceremony" - eighty - two

"Curiosity killed the cat. It also killed a lot of Ancient Greeks when Pandora had to open that box full of death and pestilence and stuff. Why do we have to know what's behind door number three, even when we're pretty sure it'll be bad for us? Put yourself in Pandora's shoes. She's given a gift, a wondrous box, filled with things she never even knew existed. Of course she opened it. Wouldn't you?"
-Meredith Grey, S13E19, "What's Inside"

"Turbulence. It means anything from a few little bumps to a catastrophic weather system that could knock your flying tin can right out of the air. In surgery, we call it a complication. We've hit a snag, a bump in the road. Turbulence. So, you know, you better buckle up. One of the most unpredictable things about encountering turbulence is its aftermath. Everything's been shaken up. Undone. Turned on its head. So, if you have the choice to avoid the plane crash, do you take it? Do you play it safe? Or do you get on board and take your chances?"
-Meredith Grey, S13E20, "In The Air Tonight"

"I didn't mean to hurt you. That's the last thing I'd ever want, because I care about you more than anything. So no matter how mad you are, how much you want to shut me out, know this: you are my sister, whether you like it or not, and I'm not going anywhere."
-Meredith Grey, S13E21, "Don't Stop Me Now"

"Our skulls cushion our brains. Our rib cage guards our hearts. The body is built to protect our most vulnerable parts. At least that's how it's supposed to work. The body adapts. It protects itself. But it can't close off completely, or we're not really living, right? So we leave the door open just a little, hoping like hell it's worth the risk."
-Meredith Grey, S13E22, "Leave It Inside"

"There are moments when all of the stars align. When everything seems as it should be. Your life seems to have sorted itself out. It's not like all our problems go away. It's just the problems are suddenly manageable. You feel so good you wonder if it's real. And if I've learned anything, I can tell you it is. It's very real, but it will not last. There are days when you feel like you can conquer anything and it feels like everything will be okay. Like I told you, the feeling doesn't last. I'm not trying to be cynical. It's just that even when a day starts out so, so well, that day can end so, so badly."
-Meredith Grey, S13E23, "True Colors"

"When life forces us to do something impossible an explosion happens inside the body. A rush of hormones blasts through us, making us stronger, making us faster. Biology overrides fear and that makes the impossible possible. Nobody wakes up thinking: "My world will explode today. My world will change." Nobody thinks that. But, sometimes, it happens. Sometimes, we wake up, we face our fears. We take them by the hand. And we stand there waiting, hoping, ready for anything."
-Meredith Grey, S13E24, "Ring of Fire"

"You're so fearless about so many things. How the hell are you still scared?"

"I'm not scared. I'm making a choice. I'm prioritizing my family, my sister."

"Look, don't. Don't, please. Don't pretend this is still about Pierce. It's not. You're scared."

"Of what?"

"Of him. Of letting him go. At some point, you got to let him go."

"I don't really want to talk about this."

"Good. I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to talk at all, okay? I just want to... I want to move forward. I want to live my life cause I'm still here. I've still got one, and so do you. Don't look at me like that, like I don't know what I'm talking about cause you know I do. Okay? I'm just fine. And so are you."