Quotes by Patti Smith

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

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

It aint so easy writing about nothin

Bringing good news is imparting hope to ones fellow man. The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesnt mean that we didnt have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor.

The thing is, its not uncool to worry about people who seem like theyre going on the wrong path. Theres nothing cool about being self-destructive.

Its not uncool to worry about people who seem like theyre going on the wrong path. Theres nothing cool about being self-destructive.

The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication.

For Christmas every year, my mother used to give me those cheap little diaries that would tell your horoscope and provide a little blank slot for each day.

Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world.

Ive said this over and over, but Ill say it a million more times - Im concerned more about the death of a bee than I am about terrorism. Because were losing hives and bees by the millions because of such strong pesticides.

I work to Glenn Gould in the morning and go to sleep listening to Parsifal.

People wouldnt know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.

For everything bad, theres a million really exciting things, whether its someone puts out a really great book, theres a new movie, theres a new detective, the sky is unbelievably golden, or you have the best cup of coffee you ever had in your life.

Truthfully, I dont really think of myself as a photographer. I dont have all the disciplines and knowledge of a person whos spent their life devoted to photography.

Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesnt serve anyone, and its painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then youre magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.

My parents had three kids right after the Second World War, and we were all sort of sickly. Then I had a fourth sibling, with very serious asthma. The medical bills... So my parents always struggled.

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesnt have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something thats startling or is so poignant.

Good news doesnt necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to ones fellow man.

I get irritated with the world. I get irritated with politicians. I get very irritated with governments and with corporations, but in terms of imagination - my imagination is always fertile. Im either thinking of my own things or constantly engaged by the things that other people do.