Quotes by : Patti Smith

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

I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that....

I wanted to cry so bad, but my tears are inside. A blindfold keeps them there. I can’t see today. Patti,....

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform....

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

How wonderful it would be to meet an angel, I mused, but then I immediately realised that I already had.....

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

My dad got a job in a factory in Philadelphia, so I was raised in Germantown in a sort of a barracks....