"Burke was.. he took something from me. he took little pieces of me, little pieces over time, so small I didn't even notice, you know? he wanted me to be something I wasn't, and I made myself into what he wanted. one day I was me, Cristina Yang, and then suddenly I was lying for him, and jeopardizing my career, and agreeing to be married and wearing a ring, and being a bride. until I was standing there in a wedding dress with no eyebrows, and I wasn't Cristina Yang anymore. and even then, I would've married him. I would have. I lost myself for a long time"

Cristina Yang, grey's anatomy, season 6