Well, to no one’s great surprise, it ended up being yet another trip where she worked twenty-four hours a day and I sat in a hotel room alone. Thank god for room service and the Agatha Christie novels I found in the lounge.
-- Alice (Chapter 1)

Importance: Alice is constantly neglected by her mother. This quote is important because it marks the moment where she finds a strong female role model in Agatha Christie.

I mean, to me, some of us scrape by and some of us are fine, but compared to everyone else in this cozy coastal town and school, we’re at the bottom.
-- Iris (Chapter 2)

Importance: The Zoners are at the bottom rung of society at Castle Cove High. This quote is important because it shows Iris acknowledging the class divide between her and the Mains.

It’s true that a girl disappeared this summer, and it turned out to be something else...
-- Iris (Chapter 7)