We’re all getting too smart. Our brains are just getting bigger and bigger, and the world dries up and dies when there’s too much thought and not enough heart. Like us, Annie. We think far too much.
-- Ben ("The Rememberer")

Importance: Annie's boyfriend, Ben, makes this statement the day before he begins the process of 'reverse evolution.' It is possible that this process is motivated by Ben's desire to think less and feel more. This fact functions as a possible commentary on the nature of thought, feeling, and consciousness in general.

I want to be breathless and weak, crumpled by the entrance of another person inside my soul.
-- Narrator (narration) ("Call My Name")

Importance: In this story, the narrator often attempts to portray her pursuits of men to be more carnal in nature than emotional. However, at several points in the story, it becomes evident that she is looking for companionship at least as much as she...