Got to lose control before you take control. Patti Smith More Quotes by Patti Smith More Quotes From Patti Smith I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know. Patti Smith universe whole knows I have vague memories, like impressions on glass plates. Patti Smith plates glasses memories Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview) Patti Smith vowels color soul I got over the loss of his desk and chair, but never the desire to produce a string of words more precious than the emeralds of Cortés. Patti Smith emeralds loss desire We went our separate ways, but within walking distance of one another. Patti Smith separate-ways distance way I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something. Patti Smith poet would-be long Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday. Patti Smith hair kids children One of my great goals when I first started taking photographs or showing them publicly is that people might want one for over their desk. That's my goal. Patti Smith goal want people When I was working on the lyrics, I thought of all the lullabies we learn as children: "Away in the Manger," William Blake's lullabies. I realized that the key to lullabies is simplicity. Patti Smith lullaby simplicity children I don't think public life in and of itself can destroy you. I think it's the way people react to it, and some people are more sturdy than others... I don't think any one faction can be blamed for a person's self destruction - a certain amount of that has to be innate. Patti Smith self people thinking We believe we will raise the sky, we got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please. Patti Smith fate sea believe The hand above turns those leaves of loves, all in all a timeless view. Each dream of life flung from paradise everlasting, ever new. Patti Smith views dream hands I remember when you were born, it was dawn and the storm settled near my belly. And I rolled in the grass and spit out the gas, and I lit a match and the void went flash. And the sky split and the planets hit, balls of jade dropped and existence stopped. Patti Smith storm poetry sky I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story. Patti Smith daughter stars mother Pollution is a necessary result of the inability of man to reform and transform waste. Patti Smith special men peace 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 and hard-working, and had great senses of humor. Patti Smith hard-work beautiful mean I learned a lot from Arthur Rimbaud. People talk about how he wanted to be a seer and do that through the derangement of the senses. What they forget was that he also advocated, sternly and austerely, that one must be able to go through all that - and then articulate it. Patti Smith able forget people I gave you a wrist watch, baby, and you wouldn't even give me the time of day. Patti Smith rejection baby giving Hail brother, the distant thunder is nothing but hearts beating as one. Patti Smith future brother heart Wisdom was a teapot, pouring from above. Desolation angels, served it up with love. Patti Smith angel religious religion
