I just wanted to say thank you for the Fleetwood Mac record you left on my sister’s doorstep. You really didn’t have to do that.
-- Hannah (Prologue)

Importance: After attending the record expo in Seattle, Fox surprises Hannah with a Fleetwood Mac album that he leaves on her porch. This quote is important because it shows the start of the conversation that Hannah and Fox have for seven months through texts.

Hannah Bellinger had always been more of a supporting actress than a leading lady. The hype girl. If she’d lived in Regency England, she would be the second at every duel, but never wield the pistol.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: In the previous novel, Hannah was a supporting character while her sister, Piper, acted as the leading lady. This quote is important because it highlights Hannah's desire to become her own leading lady throughout the course of this novel.

They were men who...
-- Narrator (Chapter 2)