Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 416

"He has deer on his bedsheets."

"He has deer on his bedsheets."

"I’m just doodling.""Who’s the message aimed...

"I’m just doodling."
"Who’s the message aimed at?"
"Everyone back home."

"I’m in the Bible."

"I’m in the Bible."

"After my stepfather cheated on her, my mother really put us...

"After my stepfather cheated on her, my mother really put us through hell. She tried to slit her wrists several different times. She’d wait until she was almost dead, then call the kids in the room and tell them to call the ambulance. There were eight kids, and I think it wounded all of us in a different way."

"It started around 6th grade. I started to notice that when...

"It started around 6th grade. I started to notice that when I’d talk to certain girls, my heart would start beating faster, and I’d get butterflies in my stomach. And that never happened with guys."

"I’ve had a couple loves. One of them died. And the other...

"I’ve had a couple loves. One of them died. And the other left me for another man."
"Which hurt more?"
"If I was being absolutely honest, the second one."

"It constantly depresses the shit out of me that we have to...

"It constantly depresses the shit out of me that we have to die."

"I’m leaving for Vegas in the morning to get married."

"I’m leaving for Vegas in the morning to get married."

"Where I grew up, everyone wanted to be the hardest thug. I just...

"Where I grew up, everyone wanted to be the hardest thug. I just want to be an Average Joe. My goal is to get to a place where I can wake up knowing that I’ll be fine if I don’t make any money today."

"When I moved here, I didn’t speak any English. I started...

"When I moved here, I didn’t speak any English. I started out washing dishes. Then I moved up to prep. Then one day I asked the cook if I could help make the soup, and he said: ‘No, the recipes are in English.’ But I told him, ‘Just show me once, and you’ll never have to show me again.’ So that’s how I started cooking. Now I manage the kitchen. But if my workers ever need help with the dishes, I wash the dishes."