At dinner one day, I snapped and asked what the hell the point of life was if I was too old for a dog.
-- Bo (Thursday, May 18 paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words describe Bo’s love of dogs but also his belief that life is not worth living if he cannot keep doing all he has been able to do. Here, Frederika has accepted their ever lessening abilities, and later Hans and Ellinor clearly see that Bo cannot continue to care for Sixten, but Bo only sees what he wants and is only concerned with maintaining his freedom and seeks a life of quality over a quantity of years.

My body was weary, but not in a bad way. It was as though I suddenly knew what life was all about and how I was going to approach it.
-- Bo (Monday, May 22 paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words describe how Bo found meaning in work. He thinks about this when his father praises...