Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 251

“I found her fifteen months ago in a Walmart parking lot...

“I found her fifteen months ago in a Walmart parking lot in Chico, California. Since then she’s been to every state except Florida. Alaska, twice.”

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”“A...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“A doctor and a mommy.”

“I had a ton of fun during the Korean War. There were...

“I had a ton of fun during the Korean War. There were 10-15 gay soldiers on the base. As long as we weren’t seen doing anything, they could’t discharge us. So we all rented a hotel room once a month, plastered the wall with Playbills from A Streetcar Named Desire, and had lots of sex.”

“I’m trying to undo the awful propaganda against...

“I’m trying to undo the awful propaganda against rats and pigeons.”

“He pinches me sometimes.”

“He pinches me sometimes.”

“I’m practicing my lines. I just got off work and I’ve got an...

“I’m practicing my lines. I just got off work and I’ve got an all night shoot tonight. I’m playing a goofy senator in a small independent film. I’m 81 now, and I didn’t even begin acting until I was 76. I always wanted to do it since I was a kid, so I thought it was now or never. I’d love to get just one meaty part in a movie.”

“I’m writing in my journal. When I was in 11th grade, I had an...

“I’m writing in my journal. When I was in 11th grade, I had an English teacher named Ms. Lois Bricklin who required us to write in a journal every day. Then at the end of each marking period, we were supposed to turn in our journal. For the first two marking periods, I wrote all my entries right before the journal was due, and then backdated them. But for the third marking period, I actually made an effort to do it every day. By the fourth marking period, I was hooked. I haven’t missed a day in over 30 years. It’s like brushing my teeth. I turned 50 in January, so my latest entries have been very reflective. I’ve been questioning whether I’m living the life that I wanted to live.”

“For two years, I wouldn’t get home until after 1...

“For two years, I wouldn’t get home until after 1 AM. Now I can be a dad again.”

“My husband died of cancer 18 months ago. But every day...

“My husband died of cancer 18 months ago. But every day I still get to see his smile, his kindness, and his sense of humor.”

“She had me when she was a teenager. So this is her...

“She had me when she was a teenager. So this is her accomplishment as much as mine.”