Imagine that...not wanting to be seen with your husband. Or your husband not wanting to be seen with you.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Thursday notes one of the inconsistencies of her relationship with Seth. Even though she believes that they are legally married, Seth prefers for them to stay in Thursday’s condo so they will not see anyone who might recognize Seth. She does not realize he wants them to stay in so that no one will tell Thursday that Seth is married to another woman.

I feel cast off, abandoned. I am not the one having his baby — she is — and so my needs matter less.
-- Narrator (Chapter 5)

Importance: Because Hannah is pregnant, Thursday feels that Hannah is more important to Seth. Thursday’s inability to get pregnant makes her believe that she is useless to Seth.

It’s inconceivable to me, Seth hurting a woman, Seth hiding birth control pills. I want to...
-- Narrator (Chapter 6)