"can't even sleep through the night without you and those sun-dried ginger ale complected limbs crocheted into my thighs..."
- Brandi L. Bates
"A writer will divine a metaphor from a pattern on a dress, or a gesture, because sunsets have been done before."
"Every morning I look in the mirror and remind myself: "No one owes you sh*t!" In this way, I am never disappointed. Never placing blame."
"Never accept yourself as a finished product. Be a finished product when you die. As long as you have breath in your lungs, expand yourself."
"I would tell my 14 year old self to never ever, ever put all of your money in one bank account. And love the ones who love you back. You're going to want to quit...DON'T! Oh, and get everything in wri..."
"Drama does not just walk into our lives. Either we create it, invite it, or associate with it."
"When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the guy who owns the team. I've always told my son: most of the guys on the team will end up ..."
"I don't want to be around people who accept me as is, in my unrefined state of becoming. I consistently want people around me who push and encourage me to be my ultimate best, who bring out the inner ..."
"Some roses grow through concrete. Remember that."
"Everyone's life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil."