A rumpled cream pillow stands beside a small alarm clock under a slanting beam of golden light.

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Dr. Cristina Yang

I get angry when I go without sleep.

— Grey's Anatomy • 2005

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker admits that lack of sleep makes them irritable and quick to anger. It is a blunt, matter-of-fact self-diagnosis, offered almost as a warning: tiredness changes their mood, and others should expect a shorter temper when rest is missing.

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