I'm sorry. I love you. Her. Both. Don't worry. Don't say it. Christ no. Christ commands us universally to love one another.
-- Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: The narrator's use of fragmentation in this passage captures Peter's harried state of mind. Peter is lying beside his girlfriend Naomi, but cannot help thinking about Sylvia at the same time. His internal monologue is choppy and syncopated which mirrors his complex, confused emotional state. Indeed, Peter's inability to navigate his relationships with Naomi and Sylvia is one of the main conflicts in his storyline.

I know that you are a person with desires, and so am I, even if I am helpless to do anything about this knowledge.
-- Narrator (chapter 2)

Importance: When Margaret first meets Ivan she looks into his eyes and feels as if he is communicating these intimate notions to her. The narrator is inhabiting her consciousness in this scene and revealing that Margaret feels as drawn to...