And by the throbbing inside me, I knew it was a question I had to answer. No matter the danger to me, I had to know who'd taken Leroy Fry's heart.”
-- Gus Landor (Narrative of Gus Landor: 3 )

Importance: This is actually an important clue about the story because Landor does not say he is looking for the person who killed Fry. What the reader does not know is that Landor is the killer, and he is only looking for the person who took Fry's heart. This is also one of many subtle hints about Edgar Allan Poe's involvement in the story. The fact that someone cut out Fry's heart is a nod to Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart."

Do you want me to find out who took Leroy Fry's heart?' I asked. 'Or do you want me to find out who hanged him in the first place?'”
-- Gus Landor (Narrative of Gus Landor: 3 )

Importance: This is the first indication that Landor...