I wrestled all night, watching you sleep, with the chasm between what I knew was right, moral, ethical, honorable, and what I wanted.
-- Edythe (Chapter 1)

Importance: When Edythe reveals that she likes to watch Beau sleep, she feels that an explanation is necessary for her strange behavior. Edythe needs Beau to understand that she is torn between her wish to be with him forever and her reluctance to turn him into a vampire. These conflicting desires continue to plague Edythe throughout the novel.

Sometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same thing through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs… Maybe there was a glitch in my brain.
-- Beau (Chapter 1)

Importance: This quote marks an introduction to Beau's internal life. Beau feels removed from other people his own age. Having two essentially absentee parents forces him grow up prematurely as Beau must take on the role of caregiver. This isolates...