Poetry Quote by Patti Smith — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I could feel the gravitational pull of home, which when I'm home too long becomes the gravitational pull of somewhere else.”

“...the law of empathy, by which he could, by his will, transfer himself into an object or a work of art, and thus inflence the outer world. He did not feel redeemed by the work he did. He did not seek redemption. He sought to see what others did not, the projection of his imagination.”

“What good are wings without the courage to fly?”

“She lends her pen,”

“She tells me about dreams. She says my dreams are helium and balloons, and I've made the mistake of letting go a few to many times, but I still got this one. Tied around my finger like a wedding ring because even though I don't believe in marriages, I'm gonna bring this one home.”

“Truths are written, never said... Lines are drawn, but then they fade.”

“You can never rouse Harris. There is no poetry about Harris- no wild yearning for the unattainable. Harris never "weeps, he knows not why." If Harris's eyes fill with tears, you can bet it is because Harris has been eating raw onions, or has put too much Worcester over his chop.”

“depth and substance.”