You never know when you might need more heroin.
-- Keri Blakinger (chapter 1)

Importance: This sentiment in running through Blakinger's head as she readies herself to leave the drug stash house. Minutes later, she will be arrested and will begin her long journey through the criminal justice system.

Your day is metered out by the noises of incarceration, an inescapable score that restarts every day and plays on a seemingly endless loop.
-- Keri Blakinger (chapter 6)

Importance: This quote is part of Blakinger's narrative that explains how to tell time in prison. Sometimes the guards take away the clocks and tell inmates the incorrect time of day, so the inmates have to listen carefully for auditory clues.

I didn't know it then, but the truth is this: Jail is its own kingdom. The basic rules of engagement do not apply here.
-- Keri Blakinger (chapter 6)

Importance: This quote is part of the early narrative in which Keri explains to the reader how jail works. The...