Patti Smith quotes

Patti Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, and visual artist known as the "punk poet laureate." Her fusion of rock and poetry greatly influenced the punk rock movement of the 1970s. She continues to inspire generations with her groundbreaking art and activism. Here are 171 of her quotes:

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. (Patti Smith)
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. View quote
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Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about. View quote
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An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God. View quote
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Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. View quote
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I think I'm constantly in a state of adjustment. View quote
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In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. View quote
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He spared the child and spoiled the rod I have not sold myself to God! View quote
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People have the power To redeem the work of fools Upon the meek the graces shower It's decreed the people rule. View quote
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I don't think," he insisted. "I feel. View quote
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I immersed myself in books and rock 'n' roll, the adolescent salvation... (Patti Smith)
Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply. View quote
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Both of them were ahead of their time, but they didn't live long enough to see the time they were ahead of. View quote
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Paths that cross will cross again. View quote
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Life is filled with holes Johnny's laying there in his sperm coffin The angel looks down at him and says "Oh, pretty boy Can't you show me nothing but surrender? View quote
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I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know. View quote
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I understood that in this small space of time we had mutually surrendered our loneliness and replaced it with trust. View quote
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We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world. View quote
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What is the soul? What color is it? I suspected my soul, being mischievous, might slip away while I was dreaming and fail to return. I did my best not to fall asleep, to keep it inside of me where it belonged. View quote
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I wish I could just project everything on the paper. View quote
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Finally, by the sea, where God is everywhere, I gradually calmed. (Patti Smith)
Writing is not some quiet, closet act. View quote
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We never had any children," he said ruefully. "Our work was our children. View quote
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Got to lose control before you take control. View quote
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We learned we wanted too much. We could only give from the perspective of who we were and what we had. Apart, we were able to see with even greater clarity that we didn't want to be without each other. View quote
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Photo: Wikimedia commons, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Singer
Born: December 30, 1946
Quotes count: 171
Wikipedia: Patti Smith

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