Then I used my critical reading skills, like we practiced with the toothpaste ads. I realized: you are in the looney bin.
-- Janice (The UnGame)

Importance: This is when Janice figures out where Ms. F has gone. None of the other students seem to notice or care, or have the energy to figure it out. Janice does and this sets the tone for what makes Janice special.

It just says your name,” you say. “It just says, ‘Shirley.
-- Janice (I Have Borne Witness)

Importance: This is where the reader sees that Janice is a compassionate individual, that she cares about the people at the nursing home. The bracelet actually says 'Do Not Resuscitate' .

What I want for him is to experience some kind of opening outward. A healing. A sense of peace. To experience the humming lake of love beneath our feet.
-- Laura (Turnip)

Importance: This quote shows the anguish that Laura always felt toward her father and his narrow mindedness.

“I believe...
-- Laura (Turnip)