Humans of New York

I've learned that every feeling will pass if you give it time. And if you learn to deal with your feelings, they'll pass by faster each time. So don't rush to cover them up by medicating them. You've got to deal with them.

The great thing about New York is that if you sit in one place long enough, the whole world comes to you.

I'm having trouble dealing with society." "What aspect of society?" "The whole thing.

The sadness is under the thoughts. It's like when you're on a camping trip, and it's really cold, and you put on extra socks and an extra sweater, but you still can't get warm, because the coldness is in your bones.

I'm a feminist. So if a woman and I are going for the last empty seat on the subway, I'm not holding back.

Shes's always been very accepting and patient with my trust issues. I've always had a hard time getting close. But no matter how many times I doubted, she just kept saying: 'I'm not going anywhere.

Anyone who has a two hundred-plus IQ runs the risk of just hanging out because you get too involved in your own thoughts and you just want to sit there and think about .

Anyone who has a two hundred-plus IQ runs the risk of just hanging out because you get too involved in your own thoughts and you just want to sit there and think about them.

I have a lot of mental illness right now. Half of my energy goes into taking care of myself. I've been daydreaming about shaving my head fully 'cause then I'll look as sick as I feel.

It might be a cultural thing, but I was always scolded for showing emotion. Sadness was always met with anger.

There are two books in America: one for the poor and one for the rich. The poor person does a crime and gets forty years. A rich person gets a slap on the wrist for the same crime.

Sometimes it's hard not to fall in love with your friends.

The more times I fall in love, the less sure I am about love.

I'm trying to write a book based on myself, but i keep changing.

If you're a thief, don't complain about being robbed.

Animals only want to live. It's humans that demand more than they need.

Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're grown up. Growing up means being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity, and quitting with the righteous indignation.' 'Why do so many people seem to love righteous indignation?' 'Because if you can prove you're a victim, all rules are off. You can lash out at people. You don't have to be accountable for anything.

I really wanted to take her photo, so I walked up to the nearest adult and asked, 'Does she belong to you?' Suddenly the music stopped, and I heard: 'I belong to myself!

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

When my husband was dying, I said: Moe, how am I supposed to live without you? He told me: take the love you have for me and spread it around.

I want to change the world but I don't know how.

HONY is one of the only things keeping people from getting lost in the matrix.

It seems that a lot of people my age try to be interesting by having problems or starting conflicts. I'd rather be interesting because I created something beautiful.

I'm homeless, and I'm an alcoholic. But I have a dream.' 'What's that?' 'I wanna go fishing.

In an age of iPhones and Playstations, it's great to see that somebody's still rocking the bus-on-a-string.

I used to be a butcher. She used to come into my store. Every week I would set apart the best piece of meat for her. And look how it turned out - I ended up with the best piece of meat of them all.

I remember taking an anthropology class in college and the professor was explaining that there is little 'sexual dimorphism' in humans. He meant that there are few outward, observable differences between makes and females. At the time I was confused, so I raised my hand. 'I feel like it's very easy to tell men and women apart,' I said. 'That's due to culture,' he answered.

Judging by everyone's excitement, this day will always be remembered at the loading dock as the day 'Larry made it on the internet'.

It takes a lot of disquiet to achieve this sort of quiet comfort

If you love the wrong one so much, just imagine how much you can love the right one.