Mario: Do you know what a defibrillator is?
Ariel: Yes. I'm fourteen, I'm not an idiot.

Ethan: You know, it was the only thing that was really drummed into me.
Rox: What?
Ethan: My dad, "You will be a doctor."
Rox: Oh, I got, "You'll *marry* a doctor."

Rox to Ethan]: You don't have to pound the kimchi like you're doing compressions.

There's something about addiction. When it's about the people we care about, we call it an illness. When it's about someone we don't know, we just look at them like criminals. I'm supposed to know it's always the former. We...have a disease.

Mario

You have to connect the mental with the physical. All the suffering that we witness, it just creeps up on you. And you may not think that you're internalizing it, but then one day...it just all explodes.

Will [to Angus]

Well, the emotional abuse is worse 'cause they don't have bruises to point to, so they rationalize his behavior and blame themselves.

Ethan

Guthrie: You know, there's a sense of entitlement about you, Dr. Avila. But you should know it's not gonna fly here.
Avila: Save the Yoda speech, alright?
Guthrie: Son, I can teach you how to be a better doctor. I'm good at that. But I can't teach you respect. So, if you want the former, you're gonna have to learn the latter.

Danica: I thought parents were supposed to protect their kids.
Ethan: Yeah, they are. Sometimes they're just not strong enough.

Nancy: What the hell is a meme anyway?
Leanne: If pop culture were a communicable disease, a meme is the common cold.

You always think you're gonna be able to say you're sorry. Say what you feel when you feel it. While you can.

Melanie

Kimchi -- it's the same as air. You need it to live. In some villages, the punishment for a crime is jail or no kimchi. Everyone wonders which is worse.

Jae

Will: Keep up.
Angus: My legs are shorter than yours!
Will: Then move them faster.

Code Black Quotes

Life Lesson. When asked if you want to examine your patient some more, it's like being asked if you want a breath mint. The answer is always yes.

Jesse Salandar

We're not their friend, their family, or their shrink. We're their doctor. He gets confused.

Dr. Leanne Rorish