"At some point maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves the reality is better. We convince ourselves it’s better that we never dream at all but the strongest of us, the most determined of us, we hold onto the dream or we find ourselves faced with a fresh dream we never considered. We awake to find ourselves, against all odds, feeling hopeful and if we’re lucky, we realize in the face of everything, in the face of life, the true dream is being able to dream at all."

- Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy (Season 3, Episode 23: The Other Side Of This Life)