Later on I found out part of the reason was me. She thought she might be raising a crazy kid. The day I’m telling you about was the one when she decided for sure I wasn’t crazy after all.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Jamie reports that his mother believed that he was crazy until he was able to prove to her that he had interacted with Mona’s ghost by telling her where to find Mona’s rings. After that time, Tia believed Jamie but asked that he not tell anyone about his ability.

You said please, you said thank you, you didn’t flap your weenie around in public or chew with your mouth open, and you didn’t talk to dead folks when they were standing next to living folks who were just starting to miss them.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Jamie demonstrates that he has a grasp on what is and is not...