Weinstein─it's not just him, it's an entire machine, supply chain.
-- Rose McGowan (chapter 1)

Importance: Rose McGowan said this to Jodi Kantor during one of their first interviews, systematically calling out the entirety of the Hollywood industry and its longtime pattern of enabling men like Weinstein to abuse their power and exploit women. Her words inspired Kantor and Twohey to delve into deeper investigations of The Weinstein Company's role in covering Weinstein's misbehaviors.

...Weinstein personified the way powerful men could abuse their status to establish dominance over women.
-- Judi Kantor/Megan Twohey (chapter 2)

Importance: The more women Kantor and Twohey interviewed the more they realized how similar his patterns of sexual misconduct were to his contemporaries, including Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly. Weinstein, the reporters' work ultimately revealed, was just another powerful man among many who had used their influence and authority to silence women for their own gain.

Cash for silence; that was the deal.
-- Judi Kantor/Megan Twohey (chapter 3)

Importance: After Kantor and Twohey...