My anger was gone, replaced with fear and bitter regret. I shouldn’t have run away, I knew. It wouldn’t change anything. Nothing was going to change for us.
-- Aviva ("Before")

Importance: When she is nine, Aviva runs away from home to try and provoke a reaction from Ema, who is agoraphobic. This quote is important because it reveals how desperately Aviva needs her mother to come out of her depression, and how hopeless she feels.

No one can stop the dybbuk. He’s been haunting the mikvah for years, and I’m the only one who can keep track of him.
-- Aviva (Chapter 1)

Importance: The dybbuk supposedly haunts the mikvah, but Aviva is the only one who can see him. This quote is important because it hints that the dybbuk is only in Aviva's imagination.

Dipping in the mikvah is supposed to make you kosher, pure in a way that nothing else can. One...
-- Aviva (Chapter 1)