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title: "5 Mama Quotes By Rebecca Wells"
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> [“far as I knew. Never thought one way or the other when Mama used to take her “naps” in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/far-as-i-knew-never-thought-one-way-or-the-other-when-mama-used-to/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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> [“Well, I could have predicted that something like this was going to happen. You can’t go anywhere with Mama without things getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/well-i-could-have-predicted-that-something-like-this-was-going-to/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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> [“this architect who everyone misunderstands. I completely forget to ask what she and Charlene are going to laugh about. One evening Mama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/this-architect-who-everyone-misunderstands-i-completely-forget-to-ask/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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> [“Honestly, Edythe, Mama says, like she’s going to give her the most important advice in the world, If you continue acting this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/honestly-edythe-mama-says-like-she-s-going-to-give-her-the-most/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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> [“sits on the bedspread between her and Necie. I can smell that nail polish in the clean cool air of the woods.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/sits-on-the-bedspread-between-her-and-necie-i-can-smell-that-nail/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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## Other authors on Mama

## More by Rebecca Wells

> [I have been missing the point. The point is not knowing another person, or learning to love another person. The point is simply this:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-have-been-missing-the-point-the-point-is-not-knowing-another-person/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“Of all the secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood the most divine was humor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/of-all-the-secrets-of-the-ya-ya-sisterhood-the-most-divine-was-humor/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [A scent that disturbs me and delights me. It smells like ripe pears, vetiver, a bit of violet and something else- something spicy almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/a-scent-that-disturbs-me-and-delights-me-it-smells-like-ripe-pears/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“Life is short, but wide.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/life-is-short-but-wide/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“The happiness in her eyes made my heart hurt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/the-happiness-in-her-eyes-made-my-heart-hurt/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“You cannot escape from life. Life is not a book. You can't just set it down on the coffee table and walk away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/you-cannot-escape-from-life-life-is-not-a-book-you-can-t-just-set-it/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“In the crook of the crescent moon sits the Holy Lady, with strong muscles and a merciful heart. She kicks her her splendid legs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/in-the-crook-of-the-crescent-moon-sits-the-holy-lady-with-strong/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“The words shot through Vivi's bones and blood and muscle, and her body relaxed, so that when her feet touched the ground they met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/the-words-shot-through-vivi-s-bones-and-blood-and-muscle-and-her-body/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [I never claimed to be a low-maintenance gal, but when I'm writing, it's particularly challenging. I lose things constantly: my watch, my glasses, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-never-claimed-to-be-a-low-maintenance-gal-but-when-i-m-writing-it-s/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“Some women pray for their daughters to marry good husbands. I pray that my girls will find girlfriends half as loyal and true as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/some-women-pray-for-their-daughters-to-marry-good-husbands-i-pray/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“sadness usually does, as soon as I sat down and began to listen. The small press had a correspondingly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/sadness-usually-does-as-soon-as-i-sat-down-and-began-to-listen-the/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“What does my smile look like now? Vivi wondered. Can you reclaim that free-girl smile, or is it like virginity- once you loose it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/what-does-my-smile-look-like-now-vivi-wondered-can-you-reclaim-that/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“I was stupefied. Had she once been a star and her bright burning had dimmed? Maybe because she had us? Or had Mama”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-was-stupefied-had-she-once-been-a-star-and-her-bright-burning-had/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“The notes danced through the June air; Vivi could feel them dust her hair and shoulders. She could feel the notes enter her and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/the-notes-danced-through-the-june-air-vivi-could-feel-them-dust-her/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

> [“Don’t think this means I’m giving you all my secrets. There is more to me than you will ever know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/don-t-think-this-means-i-m-giving-you-all-my-secrets-there-is-more-to/)

[Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/)

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