You suppose that you are in trouble but you are the cure. You suppose that you are the lock in the door but you are the key that opens it.
-- The Author Quoting Rumi (Epigraphs)

Importance: This quote appears in the narrative's epigraph. It states a major theme in the narrative and provides a pattern of the narrative's plot. It also characterizes the nine perfect strangers and Yao, Masha and Delilah. The quote shows that people have the power to solve their own problems. This is one of the narrative's themes. It also previews the narrative's plot in which the characters go to the resort because they think they are in trouble and end up solving their own life issues. The content in the quote about the lock corresponds to the narrative both literally and figuratively. The nine perfect strangers are literally in a room that they think is locked. However, they have the power to...