Humans experience time as a progression of sequential events in much the same way we see the horizon as flat: our reality is shaped by our limitations.
-- Narrator (chapter 2)

Importance: This quote comes during one of the italicized chapters early on and carries broad significance throughout the rest of the novel. As the reader learns later on, Jared has a connection to the supernatural world that he did not know about and that becomes more and more apparent as events go on. His mother is a witch, and she tells him that the visions he begins to see are from Wee'git. Before learning of this, Jared's reality was limited by his lack of knowledge about the supernatural and the magic around him.

Jared considered the distance between Powder House and the nearest bus stop. He also considered calling his mom for a ride, but she’d bring Richie and they’d end up...
-- Narrator (chapter 6)