When I start dating Tim, an almost-doctor, all the sick, broken people in the world begin to glow. Light pours from careful limpers in the streets, from the wheezers and wet coughers who stop right in front of me to twist out their lungs.
-- Sheila (Guts)

Importance: This quote establishes Sheila's preoccupation with the human body and its many afflictions in vivid detail. Sheila takes particular notice of sick people after hearing Tim narrate stories about his lessons in med school and the patients he has treated. This preoccupation also heightens Sheila's awareness of her own body, exacerbating her chronic insecurities about her weight.

Bo's more brightly lit than the rest of us. 'Charisma' is the word. It's the reason her sneezes are so compelling, why she's able to walk barefoot everywhere and it doesn't seem disgusting.
-- Sara (Glow Hunter)

Importance: In the opening paragraph of "Glow Hunter," Sara establishes the principal reason she is so drawn...