All I know is that she isn't evil, and that I was afraid of her at first, but I'm not anymore.
-- Narrator (Angelita Unearthed)

Importance: After spending a long time in the company of her great aunt's ghost, the narrator becomes accustomed to her presence. For some time, the narrator felt disgusted by and terrified of the baby. She did everything in her power to get rid of her. Despite her efforts, the baby would not leave. At this juncture in this story, the narrator realizes that the baby, symbolic of death itself, is nothing to fear. The line addresses the author's thematic explorations concerning fear and death.

It has a white sheet to hide it, to cover it, but it's not a Virgin.
-- Natalia (Our Lady of the Quarry)

Importance: When Natalia discovers that Silvia and Diego have tricked her and her friends, she rushes to the Virgin grotto alone and converses with the statue inside. Upon returning, she describes...