How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
In the center of each [palm] was an eye inked in deepest indigo, in effect turning [Karou's] hands into hamsas, those ancient symbols of warding against the evil eye. (2.70)
The hamsa has roots in Jewish mysticism. What do the real hamsas have in common with the fictional Karou's hamsas?
Quote #2
If you opened [the door] from without, it revealed only a mildewed laundry room. [But] when the door was opened from within, it had the potential to lead someplace quite different. (5.7)
The idea that a door might lead to somewhere different is a magical idea that unlocks a lot of imagination. Remember the Chronicles of Narnia? Or Beetlejuice?
Quote #3
Around the world, over a space of days, black handprints appeared on many doors, each scorched deep into wood or metal. (7.1)
Why do you think the angels chose a black handprint as their threatening symbol instead of some graffiti, like "UR GONNA DIE"? Perhaps their handprints have something to do with the hamsas, another hand symbol. Maybe the hamsas and the black handprints are two sides of the same coin: the hamsas course with righteous energy, but these black handprints seem evil.