Watching my grandfather work taught me that not everything was fluid. There were certain things that you hit from different angles, but you never gave up on. You did the work that was needed, wherever that work took you.
-- Hannah (chapter 2)

Importance: Hannah's reflection on what her grandfather's process taught her explains in part her steadfast determination to find Owen and protect Bailey. This quote also exemplifies Hannah's tendency to think about her grandfather and his life lessons in moments of uncertainty.

But saying someone's innocent makes you sound like an idiot. Especially when most people are guilty as fuck.
-- Jake Anderson (chapter 9)

Importance: Jake's statement here highlights an important theme of the novel: that most people are guilty to some extent and that no one is completely innocent. While the novel has the reader constantly wondering whether Owen will turn out to be good or evil, this sentence introduces the distinct possibility that he will turn...