My inheritance was the knowledge that love is always in the air, always a possibility, and always worth it. Mr. Right – the nice-guy, dependable version – could be waiting around the very next corner.”
-- Liz (Prologue )

Importance: This is part of the introduction to help the reader understand what drives Liz's attitude about romance.

You grew up with them, running over hot sidewalks and yelling to each other over fresh-cut lawns, but once you got older, you became acquaintances born of proximity with nothing but a surface level of basic knowledge.”
-- Liz (3 )

Importance: Liz is describing how the relationships of neighborhood children change over time. She feels she now knows virtually nothing about Wes and is sure he knows “even less about me.”

And as I sat there bleeding, I couldn't help but wonder if the universe was sending me a message. I mean, I was more optimistic than most and I wholeheartedly believed in destiny...
-- Liz (6 )