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Remember, we are mortal, but poetry is not.
Patti Smith
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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
Drawer
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Human Rights Activist
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Poet
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Patricia Lee Smith
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I don't think people should do biopics of living people. I'm totally opposed to that.
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I think its very important that we enjoy our life, that we get everything we can out of it.
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I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.
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