It was as though he was constantly wandering, searching for something, not realizing he was the one who was lost.
-- Narrator (chapter 4 paragraph 4)

Importance: John misses his deceased wife, Beth, and feels lost without her. John sees Beth as the better part of himself and as someone who filled a void within him. Now, without her present in his life, John feels an emptiness within him and longs for Beth's warming presence.

So many conflicting feelings piled up inside of her - twisting, writhing, knotting, tangling with the anger at her core. And buried far below all these emotions, there was something else, something that made her heart ache.
-- Narrator (chapter 5 paragraph 7)

Importance: Becca is talking with Jackie, her father's girlfriend and caretaker. When Becca visits them, she is forced to confront her repressed emotions regarding her father (Clint). When she was a child, she idolized her father, but that changed as she grew up and saw Clint...