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title: "2 Porch Quotes By Rebecca Wells"
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> [“Those porch girls had no idea they were going to sprawl on that couch until the weight of their adolescent bodies sank down into the pillows. They have no idea when they will get up off that couch. They have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/those-porch-girls-had-no-idea-they-were-going-to-sprawl-on-that-couch/)

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

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> [I want to lay up like that, to float unstructured, without ambition or anxiety. I want to inhabit my life like a porch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-want-to-lay-up-like-that-to-float-unstructured-without-ambition-or/)

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

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## 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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