“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. For nothing is more precious than the life force and may the love of that force guide you as you go.”

—  Patti Smith

Source: Early Work, 1970-1979

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American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist 1946

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