What she had kept hidden, the one sin that she could never confess to, was that she had ignited that first spark.
-- Narrator (Prologue)

Importance: This quote is included both in the Prologue as well as in Epilogue. The “she” in the quote is Laura Oliver aka Jane Queller. She indicates in the Prologue that she believes she is the one who ignited the spark of rage but does not indicate how she did it. At the end of the novel, the reader learns that it was Jane who put the gun in the paper bag meant for Laura instead of the dye packs.

Andy was as transfixed as everyone else. The more she watched it, the more she was able to see it happening outside of herself. Who was that woman on the television? What had Laura become while Andy was cowering against the broken window pane?
-- Narrator (Chapter 3)

Importance: After Laura confronted Helsinger and...