Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You bumped a spleenectomy for a boob job?Dr. Gregory House: Would you condemn this woman to a life where people look at her face when they talk to her?
I thought you were too screwed up to love anyone... I was wrong. You just couldn't love me. That's good. I'm happy for you.
There's a lot of people here today. Including some from the Corps. And I noticed that every one of them, is either my father's rank, or higher. And that doesn't surprise me. Because if the test of a man is how he treats those he has power over... it was a test my father failed. This man you're eager to pay homage to, he was incapable of admitting any point of view but his own. He punished failure, he did not accept anything less than... He loved doing what he did, he saw his work as some kind of sacred calling, more important than any personal relationship. Maybe if he'd been a better father, I'd be a better son. But I am what I am because of him, for better or for worse.
Dr. Walter Cofield: Were you angry with Dr. House?Dr. Robert Chase: It was a prank. It wasn't uncommon.Dr. Walter Cofield: So I've heard. That doesn't mean you couldn't get angry. Might actually contribute to that reaction.Dr. Robert Chase: May I ask why that matters? Are you trying to prove that I was distracted, that my judgment was compromised?Dr. Walter Cofield: Who do you think was at fault for what happened to you, Dr. Chase?Dr. Robert Chase: Again, why does it matter?Dr. Walter Cofield: You're a smart doctor. You know what happened here better than anyone, and you've worked with Dr. House longer than anyone and I suspect that you've spent every minute since this has happened trying to answer that very question.Dr. Robert Chase: I don't think it was anyone's fault. I was angry, but I wasn't distracted. And I think that, if there's any chance I'm gonna walk again, it's because Dr. House is a genius.
