I don’t think I’m desperate or deluded enough to hang on to an ex-boyfriend after he’s broken up with me, I wouldn’t go near a sewer with a ten-foot pole, and unfortunately I do not live in a comic book.
-- Eliza as narrator (Prologue)

Importance: The quote demonstrates Eliza’s level of self-awareness. Eliza understands that there needs to be a separation between who she is and the part of her that creates Monstrous Sea. By showing this boundary, Eliza is able to recognize that she is more than just part of a virtual world.

Comments are explosives for mental walls, and right now I need those walls up.
-- Eliza as narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: The quote reveals how Eliza views the influence of online comments on her psyche. The temptation is there to read the comments, but Eliza knows that the time it will take from her, as well as how it may influence both her...