– Can I have a cigarette?
– Yes, sure!
– I’m not a bum, you know? I’m just trying to quit.
– Great, is that an acoustic guitar on your back?
– Yes, it is.
– Do you mind if I play some?
– Yes, I actually do. This is like my baby.
– Understandable!
– Thank you for the smoke.
– Oh, no problem.
– Just be happy that you don’t know somebody like me in your life. Have fun with your lady friend.
– Thanks!

I heart New York City’s architecture… I heart Lego and Chris’ genius mind even more!

— Christoph Niemann

“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.”

— James Baldwin

Like it or not, I got a year older last weekend. I opened my eyes in the early hours of the day, smelled the coffee and realized how grateful one could be for being surrounded by many people whose smile and only that can be the biggest gift one could wish for.

The major plans for the year to come are to keep my days free of irrelevant activities and to focus on the simple things around me, as I believe the important things tend not to be the complicated ones. The main goal, however, is to make myself and the ones around me merrier.

My lovely readers, all our dreams can still come true!

Always,

S

The *west* side of the avenue!

— Christoph Niemann

“You can see the glass as half full or half empty. But either way, it’s still half empty.”

— Anonymous

Oh, those lovely *yellow* cabs…

— Christoph Niemann

“I once complained to my father that I didn’t seem able to do things the same way other people did. Dad’s advice? ‘Margo, don’t be a sheep. People hate sheep. They eat them.'”

— Margo Kaufman

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

— Khalil Gibran

And here is an observation on subway platform…

— Christoph Niemann