They're not boots.
-- Emma (Prologue paragraph Paragraph 9, pg. 2)

Importance: This is the reader's first sense that Emma has secrets from her past and is not comfortable discussing them.

You know I think you're cool. But I still don't get you.
-- James (Chapter 4 paragraph Paragraph 8, pg. 43)

Importance: This shows how Emma is viewed by others. They do not understand why she is so hard on herself. This is because she keep everything bottled up and will not deal with her feelings.

I am anything but boring.
-- Emma (Chapter 5 paragraph Paragraph 5, pg. 51)

Importance: Emma is explaining to Cole that there is not much to reveal about herself. It is not that there is not anything, she just does not talk about it.

It should be something that's all-consuming and makes me forget everything else. Strips me of every thought and whisks away the pain.
-- Emma (Chapter 9 paragraph Paragraph 12, pg. 95)

Importance: This quote shows why Emma is motivated to do things that are new and exciting. She wants a way to forget the pain she feels if...