- Baiba Liepa: [to Kurt] Karlis once said that love is the only reason that people killed. It's just a matter of working out what they loved.
- Hakan von Enke: [reading a birthday card from his granddaughter] Klara's a wonderful little girl.
- Kurt Wallander: Yes, she is.
- Hakan von Enke: Very bright, very light.
- Kurt Wallander: Very.
- Hakan von Enke: I hope she manages to hold onto her light-heartedness. Most children seem to lose it, sooner or later. It's a rare thing to be able to be happy. It's different, nowadays. Happiness is something that people seem to think is their right. They don't worry about starvation, or having a roof over their head, or being invaded. So they worry about whether they are happy or not. I suppose that's some kind of progress.