The Wife's Promise Quotes

“And so she closes her eyes, and lets the rain beat over her, and everything in her demands she take that small, final step into forever.”
― Katharine Swartz, The Wife's Promise

“If only it would all be this easy, she thinks. If only it was a matter of walking, one step at a time, into eternity. Walter was pushed—so suddenly, so unfairly—but she will go willingly. She will choose it. And yet she knows the entrance to eternity is not such a simple thing, although as she nears the beach she thinks perhaps it is after all. Perhaps this step is as simple as any other, if you just close your eyes.”
― Katharine Swartz, The Wife's Promise

“No, but if I had a dog… this house was made for a dog. This life was.”
― Kate Hewitt, The Wife's Promise

“All the advice coalesced in her brain into a sludge of semi-coherent offerings: don’t be judgmental, really listen, try to find out what’s really going on. Swallowing, she asked, “Do you want to talk about it?”
― Kate Hewitt, The Wife's Promise

“There’s something so inspiring about a life quietly lived, isn’t there? Without any fuss or fanfare, just simple love and duty. She made a difference, even if no one sees it now, or even cares.”
― Katharine Swartz, The Wife's Promise