Other people had flying dreams. I had falling nightmares.
-- Lena (Lena: Beginning Again paragraph 1)

Importance: This quote shows the reader Lena's state of mind as the novel begins.

Maybe I was the only one who had changed.
-- Ethan (Chapter 2 paragraph 3)

Importance: This illustrates Ethan's state of mind as he finds himself in the company of his mother for the first time since her death.

You never told me, Mom. I didn't know anything about you being a Keeper.
-- Ethan (Chapter 5 paragraph 9)

Importance: This quote is Ethan confronting his mother on some of the lies he discovered after her death.

I couldn't get myself to move. I didn't want to. I wanted to watch the sun dip behind the house, behind the clotheslines and the old trees and the hedge. I want to watch the sunlight fade and the lights in the house go on.
-- Ethan (Chapter 7 paragraph 8)

Importance: This is Ethan's reaction to seeing his childhood home for the first time after his death.

i knew what...
-- Ethan (Chapter 9 paragraph 16)