“Sometimes transitional periods in life leave you feeling like a great big jumble of loose, split ends.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“The reason why many people remain on the bottom is because they play to 'not lose', as opposed to playing to win… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“His ruby red rimmed moist eyes were two glasses of cranberry. He wore a cashmere sweater the color of Earl Grey tea...” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Drama does not just walk into our lives. Either we create it, invite it, or associate with it.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Most people don't have real friends. You have people in your life waiting for opportunities to see what YOU can do for… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Fruit falls when you shake the tree. You have to keep making things happen.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“All those other girls are cake...I'm Crème brûlée...Tiramisu, if you will. Just a few notches above.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Unapologetically smitten with thunderstorms...the thought of rough sex beneath an acid washed moon and hydrated stars...” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“You and those shot-glass eyes, deep swirling pools of 80-proof firewater, with the depth and profundity of Saturn’s spinning pulsars…” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“The most empowering thing you can do though is to create innovative ways to bring in livable wages. That begins with a… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Like caterpillars our metamorphosis begins with what comes from our mouth. Caterpillars spin silk cocoons from the mouth. We speak life or… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“I will Basquiat the canvas of your body like a Broadway Junction wall…and Gordon Parks you for those dark midnights when your… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Everyone's life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Whatever it is you want in this life, be it material things, a place you want to be, or an experience you… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“But believe it or not, I really do like to read. I don't think anyone can ever pull the wool over your… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“I don't want to be around people who accept me as is, in my unrefined state of becoming. I consistently want people… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“No one is born with equality. We all come here with varying degrees of opportunities, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, IQ, etc.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“A writer will divine a metaphor from a pattern on a dress, or a gesture, because sunsets have been done before.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“can't even sleep through the night without you and those sun-dried ginger ale complected limbs crocheted into my thighs...” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Understand: I don't ever want to be equal to any other being. I always want to be greater...in all things, in all… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share Image
“Raw Living: Picking blackberries, beneath late afternoon sun; a sunset reminiscent of watermelon sangria, as the scent of honeysuckle accosts me and the ducks… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“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… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Drama does not just walk into our lives. Either we create it, invite it, or associate with it.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Remember to remember: sometimes your adversary is your biggest asset. Where would David be without Goliath? Jesus without Judas?” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“All those other girls are cake...I'm Crème brûlée...Tiramisu, if you will. Just a few notches above.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“On Slavery: The saddest slap in the face is we have NO monument, no real statues or memorials, no special day of Atonement or… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Whatever it is you want in this life, be it material things, a place you want to be, or an experience you want to… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“All things grow, flourish, die, and re-grow. Life and death are continuous and fluid. Like the Sun and the Moon which die and are… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“THE NEXT DAY WAS RAIN-SOAKED and smelled of thick sweet caramel, warm coconut and ginger. A nearby bakery fanned its daily offerings. A lapis… — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“His ruby red rimmed moist eyes were two glasses of cranberry. He wore a cashmere sweater the color of Earl Grey tea...” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Sometimes transitional periods in life leave you feeling like a great big jumble of loose, split ends.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Understand: I don't ever want to be equal to any other being. I always want to be greater...in all things, in all circumstances.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“No one is born with equality. We all come here with varying degrees of opportunities, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, IQ, etc.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
“Wind as old as Rome outside my window, inky fleece clouds against charcoal crushed velvet skies, fall feels soulful, like a LaBelle octave.” — Brandi L. Bates Copy Share
