Look," he said after a time, "I know you're being the best father to them you know how to be. But you don't even know me. You don't even know for a fact that I can be trusted with a child.
-- August (Part One, Chapter Two paragraph 2)

Importance: August finds it hard to believe that Wes would entrust his two boys with him for an entire summer because they are virtual strangers. Wes has good instincts about August, though, and he wants them to have an enriching summer which they would not get by staying with strangers in the county system.

Seth," he said. "The longer you live, the more you'll see that the inside of everybody is a lot like the inside of everybody else. If you're feeling something, more likely than not it's just what anyone would feel.
-- August (Part One, Chapter Five paragraph 11)

Importance: Seth has been very cautious about what he asks or tells August on the trip and Harry...