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“I understood that in this small space of time we had mutually surrendered our loneliness and replaced it with trust.”

Quote by Patti Smith

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Just Kids

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Patti Smith recounts her early life and friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, offering a vivid portrayal of the bohemian art scene in New York during that era. more

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Patti Smith
Patti Smith

Patti Smith is an influential American singer-songwriter, born on December 30, 1946. Known for her unique musical style and poetic lyrics, she is considered one of the pioneers of post-punk and punk rock. Smith's music career began in the 1970s, and she quickly became a star in the underground music scene. Her debut album 'Horses' was released in 1975 and is considered a landmark in punk rock. more

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“Superstitions, bigotries, hypocrisies, prejudices, these phantoms, phantoms though they be, cling to life; they have teeth and nails in their shadowy substance, and we must grapple with them individually and make war on them without truce; for it is one of humanity's inevitabilities to be condemned to eternal struggle with phantoms.”