--- title: "3 Wendy Webb Quotes - Famous Novelist" description: "American writer... | Wendy K. Webb is an American fiction author. Her books have received several awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for fiction..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/wendy-webb-80137_life_over-the-course-of-one-s-life-julia-ther_1179033.jpg" --- # Wendy Webb (1949) Novelist **3** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Wendy Webb is a novelist. ## Quick Facts About Wendy Webb Born November 30, 1949 Profession Novelist ## About Wendy Webb American writer... \| Wendy K. Webb is an American fiction author. Her books have received several awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011 and 2017. ## Quotes by Wendy Webb > [“Over the course of one’s life, Julia, there are actions that pave the way for everything else that comes after, good or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-webb/over-the-course-of-one-s-life-julia-there-are-actions-that-pave-the/) [Wendy Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-webb/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/wendy-webb-80137_life_over-the-course-of-one-s-life-julia-ther_1179033.jpg) > [“Before I lost my father, I never understood the rituals surrounding funerals: the wake, the service itself, the reception afterward,the dinners prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-webb/before-i-lost-my-father-i-never-understood-the-rituals-surrounding/) [Wendy Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-webb/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/wendy-webb-80137_compassion_before-i-lost-my-father-i-never-understo_1800950.jpg) > [“But I will leave you with a word of warning. If ever a feeling of dread or foreboding overcomes you, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-webb/but-i-will-leave-you-with-a-word-of-warning-if-ever-a-feeling-of/) [Wendy Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-webb/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/wendy-webb-80137_fear_but-i-will-leave-you-with-a-word-of-warn_2467635.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-webb/#itemlist", "name": "Wendy Webb Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Over the course of one’s life, Julia, there are actions that pave the way for everything else that comes after, good or bad. Simple moments: Turning right instead of left on the street and running headlong into the man you’ll marry. 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