- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: I lied, I lied. Fact is, I rushed. I rushed through and didn't inspect the entire surgical field. That man will never walk again because I wanted to get out early for the weekend. And I... I couldn't even claim responsibility. I sat there, and I swore to God, and I lied to save myself.
- Dr. Mark Greene: God owes us one. I think you're allowed to be selfish for a while. I didn't run into a street sign. I had a biopsy. Those headaches weren't from hockey.
- [Mark has just told Carter that he has an inoperable brain tumor]
- Dr. John Carter: Oh, Mark, I'm sorry. What are you gonna do?
- Dr. Mark Greene: Die, I guess.
- Dr. John Carter: Legaspi was trying to find a bed for your mom, and she just took off.
- Abby Lockhart: I figured. Thanks.
- Dr. John Carter: Thought maybe you'd want to check your apartment...
- Abby Lockhart: She's not there.
- Dr. John Carter: You checked?
- Abby Lockhart: No. This is the end of the cycle. Our cycle. She disappears and for months, I don't know where she is or what she's doing or if she's alive. And then eventually, she'll turn up somewhere, and I'll have to deal with it.
- Dr. John Carter: I'm sorry.
- Abby Lockhart: Don't be. I knew how it would end when she showed up. It's the dance we do. You get lost in it for a little while, but it always ends the same.