That’s the thing I hate most about my brain, the way it stores and catalogs things, all this dumb shit on a giant hard drive in my head, so I’m forced to obsess over it all like a crazy person.
-- Andy (chapter 1)

Importance: This quote gives insight into Andy and how he approaches life and relationships. This quote reveals how Andy acts throughout the novel.

He’s just being friendly, of course. But as my brother inexplicably honks at me three more times, it is, without question, the most ominous thing anyone’s every said to me.”
-- Andy (chapter 4)

Importance: This quote occurs after Andy has landed in Omaha and is waiting for his brother to pick him up. He has been sitting on a bench, watching “The Worst Best Man…Ever!!!!” video, and a cop has to tell him that the person honking was honking at him. He then welcomes Andy to Omaha...