“She saw night lights in the rooms of the babies who dreamed soft seersucker dreams, drugged happy with the heat, their pink baby bodies curled against worn out cotton, not fearing Hitler yet, their...”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

babies bayou cotton creeks

“I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.”

— Rebecca Wells

Kindness Money Good

“It’s life. You don’t figure it out. You just climb up on the beast and ride.”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

life

“Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats—let you know if you’re off course. But it ain’t always possible…”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

friendship

“I live in an ocean of smell…”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

human-nature nature

“…the love we most cherish will, of necessity, bring us pain. Because that love is like the setting of a body with broken bones. But I want to stage the setting. I want to direct all scenes.”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

love pain

“But who has time to write memoirs? I’m still living my memoirs.”

— Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

life words