Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 487

"He knows how to treat the woman right."

"He knows how to treat the woman right."

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

"I find that I very rarely regret having not said something."

"I find that I very rarely regret having not said something."

"It went in through my ribcage and stopped against my spine."

"It went in through my ribcage and stopped against my spine."

"Don’t tell me what to do, and I won’t tell you what...

"Don’t tell me what to do, and I won’t tell you what to do. That’s my motto. I have a lot of feelings about the decisions of my family members, but I don’t ever offer my opinion unless I’m asked. And that’s why I’m still invited to parties."

"I came here to try to be a musician or an actor, but sometimes...

"I came here to try to be a musician or an actor, but sometimes I fear that I’m suffering from delusions of grandeur. It seems that all my time and money, which should be going toward creative endeavors, is being used up just trying to survive."

"The juxtaposition of inequality in this city is really...

"The juxtaposition of inequality in this city is really bothersome to me. You have shops selling $5 lattes placed right across the street from buildings full of people who could never dream of spending money in that way."

Everyone was telling me their ethnicity. (From right to left:...

Everyone was telling me their ethnicity. (From right to left: ‘Jew-rican,’ Puerto Rican, African-Cherokee.) When it came around to the girl on the left, one of her friends said: “She’s just a white girl.” 

To which she responded: “I’ll have you know my great grandfather eloped with a Gypsy maid!”

Seen at the Brooklyn Museum

Seen at the Brooklyn Museum

"I used to crawl around like a lion and roar at people to make...

"I used to crawl around like a lion and roar at people to make my friends laugh. Of course, I used to drink a lot more than I do now."