Phil Coulson: I gave you a second chance when I assembled this team.

Melinda May: I assembled this team.

Phil Coulson: What?

Melinda May: I evaluated what was needed and I gave the assessment to Fury, and he gave you the parameters for your unit.

Phil Coulson: What was needed, May?

Melinda May: Someone who could repair your body, a technician who could reprogram your brain, and a specialist to help me put you down if it had to be done. But I didn’t do it for Fury. I did it for you. To protect you. I… You mean a lot to me. A lot. To hear you were dead… You may not believe me, but that’s the truth.

From Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Season 1 Episode 17: ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ (1×17) | Produced by ABC Studios & Marvel Studios