This is the exact scenario two post-Evanescence goth podcasters will one day use for their cold open.
-- Phoebe (Chapter 1)

Importance: When Phoebe first meets Sam, she suspects he is a serial killer. This quote is important because it introduces Phoebe's hyper-fixation on true crime and her macabre sense of humor.

And I think it was that phrase that had burrowed deep, like a splinter—my whole heart. Had I ever given anyone or anything that much of myself? Did I even want to?
-- Phoebe (Chapter 2)

Importance: Conner tells Phoebe that he loves Shani with his whole heart, and this makes Phoebe feel insecure about her own lack of a romantic partner. This quote is important because it illustrates Phoebe's unease with deep emotion and intimacy.

It had been so clear in that moment, that these people all had relationships with each other, inside jokes and histories and real feelings. And if I normally felt like a...
-- Phoebe (Chapter 7)