How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
That made me think of diving after the boy during rescue, the fading light as I dove deeper, the way the thick water pushed against my body, just like now. I could no longer feel the boy's hands touching me; I could just feel the water on all sides: warm and gentle and dark. (17.75)
These are Bailey's last thoughts before he dies. He doesn't know it yet, but he will be resurrected again, and these thoughts will become his new purpose—remember that he saves a kid from a storm drain at the end of his next life.
Quote #8
I understood, with a jolt, that I was a puppy again. No, that wasn't quite it. It was more that I was a puppy who suddenly remembered being me again. (18.2)
We get a few philosophical moments from our dog-arrator, usually right before dying or right after being reborn. Having that sort of experience tends to make someone—even an extra furry someone—a little introspective.
Quote #9
How could I, Bailey, be a girl dog? Except I wasn't Bailey. (18.8-18.9)
Bailey learns that nothing is impossible when he is reincarnated as a girl dog. Is there any real reason why he becomes a girl dog, or is what get here simply a bit of humor at his Bailey discovering that this time he's biologically different?