Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 444

"When he was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how am I going to live...

"When he was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how am I going to live without you?’ He answered: ‘Take the love you have for me, and spread it around."

"What’s your favorite thing about your...

"What’s your favorite thing about your mom?"

“She’s beautiful.”

"This is my first time in America. I stayed in this great hotel,...

"This is my first time in America. I stayed in this great hotel, took a helicopter ride, went on a photo-trek to all the famous spots in the city, and got married in Central Park on Christmas day. It’s been true!"

"I went to a psychic the day before I met him. She told me I was...

"I went to a psychic the day before I met him. She told me I was about to meet the woman of my dreams. I said: ‘I’m gay.’"

Thanks to CBS This Morning for a great piece on HONY… this...

Thanks to CBS This Morning for a great piece on HONY… this morning.

Red, White, and Blue

Red, White, and Blue

"I can’t stand moral absolutism. You know, there’s...

"I can’t stand moral absolutism. You know, there’s always that guy who wants to point out that Martin Luther King cheated on his wife— as if he obviously couldn’t have been a great person if he did something like that. Or someone will bring out an inspirational quote, and get you to agree, and then inform you that Hitler said it. As if a good thought couldn’t come from Hitler. Moral absolutism keeps us from learning from the past. It’s easy to say: ‘Hitler was a demon. Nazis were all bad seeds.’ That’s simple. It’s much harder to say: ‘Is that humanity? Is that me?’"

"I collect antique kimonos from the pre-war period."

"I collect antique kimonos from the pre-war period."

"We met in Vienna. On a train. In the snow."

"We met in Vienna. On a train. In the snow."

"Do you remember the saddest moment of your life?"“When I...

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

“When I realized that I hadn’t killed myself, and I was still alive.”