Quotes by : Patti Smith

My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around.

And then I walked out, straight through the twilight, treading the beaten earth. There were no dust clouds,....

I come from a real working class background, and I didn't know anyone sophisticated - except I saw Edie....

I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global....

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

-What is nothing? I impetuously asked.-It is what you can see of your eyes without a mirror, was the....

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

I had one of those headaches. It kept pounding and got into that crazy realm where the guillotine seems....

He recognizes voices within silence. (of Max Sebald)