“I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative ...”

Patti Smith

“Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book."(Acceptance speech, National Book Award 2010 (Nonf...”

Patti Smith

“Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.”

Patti Smith

“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. For nothing is more precious than the life force and may the love of that force guide you as you go.”

Patti Smith

“Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.”

Patti Smith