In most of the drawings, her mouth was open in laughter; you could see the gap between her two front teeth. Cameron loved that gap. It unclothed her.
-- The Narrator (Cameron's First Chapter in Day One)

Importance: This quote appears as Cameron looks at his drawings of Lucinda after he hears of her death. The fact that it shows signs of her being popular and well-adjusted, as she is laughing, but someone with an imperfection once one reveals what is underneath those happy lips shows that appearances can be deceiving. The fact that Cameron loves the gap shows that he likes, and recognizes the fact that she is imperfect, just like everyone and everything else in life.

He was still too young to know that the heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and thanks to this artifice, we mange to endure the burden of the past.
-- The Narrator (Russ's Second Chapter in Day One)

Importance: This is quote that Ines shows Russ from the book...