And I Quote: April 5, 2009

"If there's a crisis, you move forward. You get the rest of us to move forward, because you've seen worse. You've survived worse and you know we'll survive too. You say you're all dark and twisty. That's not a flaw. It's a strength. It makes you who you are."
(Derek Shepherd to Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy, Season Five,
"Elevator Love Letter")

if i've said it once, i've said it a hundred times now: i totally identify with the character of Meredith Grey. and i think it's awesome that as she evolves & grows stronger, i see the very same things in myself. my own "Dark & Twisty" doesn't define me. and it was never a flaw. it is what has made me stronger now too. it makes me who i am.