Patti Smith

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

"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."

"I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business."

"I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change."

"I've always looked the same. 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."

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