Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 399

Seen on 50th Street.

Seen on 50th Street.

"We went to a magic show and there were so much tricks! The...

"We went to a magic show and there were so much tricks! The magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat! And then he told me to pick a card! And then he banged the card on the rabbit’s butt! And then the card completely changed! And then we got to pet the rabbit."

"I have a neck injury so I had to tone it down this year."

"I have a neck injury so I had to tone it down this year."

"Do you remember the saddest moment of your life?""Probably...

"Do you remember the saddest moment of your life?"
"Probably sitting at the kitchen table with my dad, an hour after my mother died, realizing we had to figure out what we were going to do for lunch."

"I want to be a dog walker when I grow up.""What’s the...

"I want to be a dog walker when I grow up."
"What’s the hardest part about being a dog walker?"
"Holding on to the leash."

"I want to be a captain in the ESU— it’s New...

"I want to be a captain in the ESU— it’s New York’s equivalent of a Swat Team. You know how a lot of kids grow up watching cartoons, and dreaming of being super heroes so that they can save people? Well, I never grew out of that."
"So what’s your super power?"
"I’m good at making contingency plans. Like when Batman made a contingency plan in case any member of the Justice League went rogue."
"So what’s been your greatest contingency plan so far?"
"I didn’t get into the school of my choice, so I’m in community college now."

"These experiences were so meaningful to me that I don’t...

"These experiences were so meaningful to me that I don’t want you to soundbite them."

"My parents were immigrants from Vietnam. They’d been...

"My parents were immigrants from Vietnam. They’d been through a war, and they didn’t want their child to go through the same hardships they went through, so they tried to control my life as much as possible. For them, control was love. But I had to move away from it."

"I dealt with people all my life, and now I’m burnt out. I...

"I dealt with people all my life, and now I’m burnt out. I just like to be alone. It’s more comfortable."

"I wasn’t lucky enough to have ever found what I wanted to...

"I wasn’t lucky enough to have ever found what I wanted to do. Don’t get me wrong— I did nicely. But I never found my passion."