Patti Smith Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“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.”

“First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor.”

“Horses pretty much broke as a record in England.”

“I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.”

“We tried not to age, but time had its rage.”

“I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world.”

“I never thought I was gonna live to 30.”

“If I feel any marginalisation, it's because the things that concern me aren't so important to other people.”

“Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.”

“Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I don't long for it. I don't need the approval of an audience, or applause.”