Words to Live By ... Patti Smith

Patti Smith photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe

 

Patti Smith photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe  

“No one expected me. Everything awaited me.”

“Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.”

An artist wears his work in place of wounds.

*originally published March 2016, updated September 25, 2026

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