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

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Patti Smith
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
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Patricia Lee Smith
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If we keep our little flame alive, our first feeling of enthusiasm of who we are, without the influence or intervention of others, we will prevail.
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I have disciplined myself when I'm working. When I discovered art, I realized that one could keep that search going within creation. But I also realize that in order to create the art, you have to stay, you can't go too far.
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I didn't write about aspects of my public life because that's a small part of my life.
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I love my little overgrown yard. And my house is wonderful. It's everything that I need.
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I'm okay with roaming around the world in my bunk for days on end. Maybe every third day I'll get a shower or stumble out at dawn and realize I'm in a field in Poland. I like that kind of life.
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I liked being on stage, I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.
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