Five small coloured glass beads on a silver thread, one glowing.

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Denny

Moments. That’s all you get with the people you love.

— Grey's Anatomy ‧ 2005

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker reduces time with loved ones to 'moments', making it sound precious and difficult to hold. The short, blunt phrasing draws attention to particular experiences of being together, and to the feeling that even meaningful time can never seem like enough.

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