870 Quotes by Patti Smith

I always wrote like rock 'n' roll. And I always listen to rock 'n' roll as poetry.

It is a great avenue because the subject matter is so broad. A lot of students have always been interested in religion.

I'm a human being, I'm a friend, I'm a mom, I'm a writer, and I'm an artist. I do play electric guitar and all of that, but in the end, I'm just a person.

The two things that constantly inspired me were books and travel.

I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.

I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.

I think we have a creative impulse where suffering can magnify our work, but so can joy. You can be in love and write the greatest love song ever. Sometimes I think too much suffering makes it difficult to do one's work.

I like energy. I like to feel it cracklin', I like sexual energy in a room, and I like tension.

...my camera is my friend, and I take it everywhere.