She felt the outline of herself begin to dissolve.
-- Narrator (Polepole)

Importance: Though Daisy has been working for some time in Kenya, she continues longing for some relieving and detaching experience to help her escape from her real life. Finally, in the car with her new lover, Daisy feels consumed by the powerlessness she has desired. Though she is still sitting in the vehicle with the man, she experiences a separation of mind and body. The sensation allows her to get lost in the illusion of disappearing, of abandoning her identity to a desired void. This line addresses the narrative's thematic interest in using intimacy as an escape from the self.

Her presence was her offering.
-- Narrator (Occupied)

Importance: As Ivy wanders through the Occupy Wall Street encampment, she feels a slight twinge of guilt knowing she is not really participating in the movement. She quickly dispels this guilt with the above line, assuring herself that...