Every inmate in this max prison had done something so appallingly horrific that every guard and worker here was completely desensitized to it.
-- Earl Fontaine (Chapter 1)

Importance: This quote describes the prison hospital where Earl Fontaine is housed.

But what exactly is the endgame here?
-- Amanda Marks (Chapter 7)

Importance: This quote is from Marks to Tucker, trying to establish if Robie and Reel are supposed to survive their time at the Burner Box.

Your history is one of the most unusual I’ve ever encountered.
-- Dr. Spitzer (Chapter 12)

Importance: This quote is from a psychologist to Reel, suggesting her childhood was more intense than the reader realizes.

It was live ammo. In Reel’s and Robie’s world there always came a time when there was no other kind.
-- Narrator (Chapter 20)

Importance: This quote describes the danger of the world Robie and Reel live in.

She was snitching once more, Chung-Cha knew. But that was her job now.
-- Chung-Cha (Chapter 24)

Importance: Chung-Cha makes comparisons here between her current...