Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 412

"We met when she came into a thrift store where I worked. We...

"We met when she came into a thrift store where I worked. We both loved clothes and dancing. She’s my best friend, my roommate, and my wife. I’m not even joking, we’ve been legally married for 14 years."

"I want to be a scientist.""What’s the best part of being...

"I want to be a scientist."
"What’s the best part of being a scientist?"
"Discovering things."
"What do you want to discover the most?"
"King Cobras."

"He’s really patient.""When’s a time that you really...

"He’s really patient."
"When’s a time that you really appreciated his patience?"
"When my mother came to stay with us."

"We don’t argue too much. A little over money, but...

"We don’t argue too much. A little over money, but that’s about it. He’s a spender, I’m a saver."
"What’s something he spends money on that drives you crazy?"
"He loves leather luggage. Who the hell needs leather luggage?"

"I think society’s emphasis on family forces us into...

"I think society’s emphasis on family forces us into relationships that are otherwise unhealthy. Sure, a long time ago, when people lived miles from civilization, family was all you had. There was a very practical purpose to sticking together. But now I have six million people in my backyard. Why should I be wasting time with someone I don’t like just because they have the same last name as me?"

"When I started, these rocks were bathed in light. Now...

"When I started, these rocks were bathed in light. Now they’re just shadowy masses. So I have to decide how I want to remember them."

"We met on Craigslist. He put up an ad for a tattooed girl with...

"We met on Craigslist. He put up an ad for a tattooed girl with a soft heart. When he came to pick me up the first time, he got out and leaned against his truck with his arms crossed, trying to look like a bad ass."

"Humans do everything they can to try to forget they are...

"Humans do everything they can to try to forget they are animals. We create these institutions and customs that deny our animal nature. Take our relationships with our parents, for example. No other animal keeps a relationship with its parents after its been raised. It’s not natural. Yet we insist, because we think that’s what makes us human. Think of the people you know. Are they happy when they go visit their parents? Is it something they naturally want to do? No. They bitch about it. But then they go anyway. Because that’s what makes them feel human."

Seen on the subway.

Seen on the subway.

"If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of...

"If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of eighteen, what would it be?"
"When I was eighteen, I was dating a red head, a Puerto Rican, and an Asian. So I’d say ‘keep on!’"