Something’s not right, although I can’t process this because the ground is coming at me as though his legs were sinking right through it.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Annemarie understands that something is wrong when the ground continues to come at her after Harry should have landed after the final jump in the competition. It is only later that she learns that Harry broke his leg, causing him to fall and her to be thrown to the ground.

I married Roger so I could move to Minnesota and no one would ever ask me to get on another horse, because no one seemed to understand that it would be exactly that. Another horse.
-- Narrator (Chapter 2)

Importance: In retrospect, Annemarie believes that she married Roger because she did not know what else to do with herself after the accident. She also realizes she escaped to Minnesota so no one would pressure her to ride again. She...