It comes as a great shock around the age of 5, 6, or 7 to discover that the flag to which you have pledged allegiance along with everybody else, has not pledged allegiance to you. It comes as a great shock to see Gary Cooper killing off the Indians, and although you are rooting for Gary Cooper, that the Indians are you.
-- James Baldwin (N/A)

Importance: This quote represents the theme of the opening section, and a structural element that Nazemian uses. There are four sections of the novel - broken into different phases of time, and Nazemian begins each of these sections with a quote from a queer icon - Baldwin, Garland, Madonna, and Lady Gaga. The quote at the start of the section infers what should be the takeaway for the reader from that particular section.

The most important four-letter word in our history will always be LOVE. That’s what we are fighting for...
-- Stephen (N/A)