The Winemaker's Wife

by Kristin Harmel

at all! I think it must be very difficult when someone you believe in becomes someone you don’t

“We all make mistakes. But life goes on, and we can always become better. It’s not the decisions in your past that matter, but the choices you make about your future.”

“Feeling as if you have the ability to effect change is for fools!” “But if not us, then who?” Céline demanded. “If everyone thinks only of their own fate, who will save us? Who will save France?”

“Baby,” she whispered in the silence, wondering if her unborn child could hear her voice, could feel her resolve. “We do not need his permission to be who we must be. Do you understand that?”

“In life, my dear, you must actually go after what you want. You can’t rewrite the past, but you can choose to live with your whole heart in the here and now.”

I learned far too late that life is simply about being good and decent to others. It’s as plain as that. But first, you must be good and decent to yourself. Find your own road. Find your own happiness. You must, my dear. You must, or you will wind up old and alone and full of regrets.”