She stumbled on a secret: writing was a place she could be honest in ways he couldn’t in real life. And after that incredible discovery, all the sentences were roads leading to something meant, and all the ideas she’d hurriedly scratched down were doorways to her future.
-- Charlotte (Chapter One)

Importance: This quote establishes Charlotte’s love for writing and how it started even as a child. This is very important because it explains why the trip to Italy is so important to her. It represents everything she has wanted to do her entire life and is a culmination of all of her hard work over years of study and application. Writing means the world to Charlotte because she can create whatever she wants to and explore whatever themes she needs. This is the beginning of Charlotte’s career.

Isabella di Angelo has been forgotten, but still. Her words are in those...
-- Charlotte (Chapter Three)