Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 456

"A squirrel saw me eating some nuts and now it’s following...

"A squirrel saw me eating some nuts and now it’s following me!"

Wendell is hands down the greatest homeless fashion designer who...

Wendell is hands down the greatest homeless fashion designer who ever lived. He makes almost all his clothes from things he finds. I hadn’t seen him in awhile, so I was quite thrilled to walk up on him Tuesday, doing this to a Gandhi statue.

"A lot of young people seem to have this illusion about old...

"A lot of young people seem to have this illusion about old people, and think they’re all wise and sweet like Grandma. But there are some real nasty ones at my senior center. Some sweet college students brought cupcakes today, and some of the residents were running off with them by the armful. They could make a sitcom about that place."

"The coat is from Afghanistan, the shirt is from Uzbekistan, and...

"The coat is from Afghanistan, the shirt is from Uzbekistan, and the jewelry is Turkish and Persian."

"We saw each other in the hall, and knew that we should know...

"We saw each other in the hall, and knew that we should know each other."

"One day you’ll feel eighteen, look sixty, and wonder what...

"One day you’ll feel eighteen, look sixty, and wonder what happened."

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever...

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?"

“Mostly when I meet new people.”

“Why’s that?”

“I just always wonder if people are going to look at me normal and treat me normal.”

“Do they?”

“Most of the time. Sometimes strangers stare at me. But if I stare back, they usually look away.”

“If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?”

“Be grateful for what you have. I always try to be grateful.”

“What are you most grateful for?”

“My family.”

Seen on the subway.

Seen on the subway.

"I tend to be cynical about a lot of things, but Maya Angelou is...

"I tend to be cynical about a lot of things, but Maya Angelou is somebody that no matter how much I pick her apart, she still has integrity. She was a victim of incest and rape, and she worked as a stripper. And now she’s a literary icon and Nobel Laureate. It goes to show that life is cumulative, and you can’t devalue any type of experience."

"I go to an all girls school, so there always seems to be a lot...

"I go to an all girls school, so there always seems to be a lot of drama."

“Drama about what?”

“These days it always seems to originate from something that somebody tweeted or posted.”