She won't talk to me until I get my shit together.' 'Who's she?' 'Every man has a She. - Brandon Stanton

Some places are only written about when something extreme happens: like a murder, or an explosion, or a war. Only then do the cameras come running, because conflict makes for a great story. Unfortunately this means that much of the works is only seen through the lens of conflict. And when these are the only stories we hear, the world seems like a pretty scary place.

There’s an old cliche that “everyone has a story,” but there’s a reason it’s a cliche. Every person has a story because everyone has a struggle.

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