Quotes from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder

Rebecca Wells ·  395 pages

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“Good enough is good enough. Perfect will make you a big fat mess every time.”
― Rebecca Wells, quote from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder


“Sadness can find you anywhere, anytime, so you better have fun when you can.”
― Rebecca Wells, quote from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder


“Every time I thought that I was "put together," I realized that we're always putting ourselves together, gathering the world in, letting it sift down and form us.”
― Rebecca Wells, quote from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder


“Good enough is good enough. Perfect will make you a bit fat mess every time.”
― Rebecca Wells, quote from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder


“That it is kindness that makes you rich.”
― Rebecca Wells, quote from The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder



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Rebecca Wells
Born place: in The United States
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