Don’t worry, Dorothy, you’ll have another baby all right. All you need to do is relax and stop worrying about it. It’s guaranteed.
-- The Radio (Chapter 1)

Importance: Dorothy hears the radio comforting her and promising that she will have another baby. This quote is important because it demonstrates the vulnerability of Dorothy's emotional state at the beginning of the novel.

It was a large, dark brown old-fashioned set, the kind that looked like a 1930’s Gothic cathedral. For the past three weeks she had been hearing things on the programmes that couldn’t possibly be real.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: The radio starts talking to Dorothy because she is alone all day and is still grief-stricken over the loss of her children and dog. This quote is important because it introduces the question of Dorothy's mental health.

O.K., lady, your insurance company owes my insurance company four million bucks. And you’re never going...
-- Estelle (Chapter 1)