I know this pattern but watch it anyway. The bread, the cheese, the wine, and the crackers that sometimes he will crumble and put out for the birds—a tiny crack of kindness that makes him all the more hateful. Because if there’s a version of him that feeds birds as winter descends, then there is a decency that he chose to overlook when he did other things. Other things that also fed the birds. And the hawks. And the raccoons. And the coyotes. All the animals that took mouthfuls of my sister, destroying any chance of proving he killed her.
-- Alex (Chapter 1)

Importance: Alex kills Comstock after he is released by the police because there is not enough evidence to convict him despite their suspicions. This quote is important because it shows Alex's reasoning for killing Comstock.

A dog that bites is a dead dog. First day at the shelter and...
-- Alex (Chapter 4)