Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 447

"She made all her Christmas presents by hand."

"She made all her Christmas presents by hand."

"My father was a very generous man. He had a good job at the...

"My father was a very generous man. He had a good job at the motor company and made a lot of money, but he never saved a penny. He took care of his family first, but then he gave all his money to people back in Yemen to keep them from starving. And I’m not talking about the American definition of starving. I mean, these people were really starving."

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

He held up four fingers and said: “I’m number this...

He held up four fingers and said: “I’m number this one.”

"My mom’s going to have a heart attack when she sees the...

"My mom’s going to have a heart attack when she sees the cigarette."

"When I was ten, I went to pull down some clothes from the top...

"When I was ten, I went to pull down some clothes from the top shelf of the closet, and all these toys fell down on me. I ran outside, looked up in the sky, and didn’t see Santa anywhere. I said: ‘They’ve been hiding those toys from me all these years!’"

"My grandmother taught me how to draw."“What’s one...

"My grandmother taught me how to draw."

“What’s one thing that she taught you about drawing?”

“That even if you just scribble scrabble on the page you can turn it into wind or a tree if you look at it right.”

"He’s my little brother.""What’s your favorite thing...

"He’s my little brother."
"What’s your favorite thing about him?"
"Eh, he’s cool. Just gets a little hyper sometimes. Starts screaming and jumping for no reason."

Bet the suspense was killing him.

Bet the suspense was killing him.

"I didn’t sleep much last night. I’ve been feeling a...

"I didn’t sleep much last night. I’ve been feeling a little blue."

“Why’s that?”

“Oh, you know. The holidays. Memories, memories…”