English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Patti Smith Quotes

We used to laugh at our small selves, saying that I was a bad girl trying to be good and that he was a good boy trying to be bad. Through the years these roles would reverse, then reverse again, until we came to accept our dual natures. We contained opposing principles, light and dark.

Patti Smith

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

It's not irrelevant, those moments of connection, those places where fiction saves your life. It's the most important thing there is. Neil Gaiman
Elizabeth Taylor quote: "I have a woman's body and a child's emotions."
I have a woman's body and a child's emotions. Elizabeth Taylor
But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them. Mary Tyler Moore
I ...understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't. Jodi Picoult
Hedda Hopper quote: "She looks like she combs her hair with an egg beater."
She looks like she combs her hair with an egg beater. Hedda Hopper
Tatoo your name across my heart, so it will remain / not even death could make us part / what kind is it / It could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare / either way I don't want to wake up from you. Beyonce Knowles
Mark Twain quote: "Loose and forbear!"
Loose and forbear! Mark Twain
Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be about you. Chris Evert
I lost that excitement I had when I first started out. It was all about the need to just get a job, and so I found the joy again when I was writing Deuce Bigelow. I was laughing so hard and along with my writing partner at the time, simply laughing until we cried. Rob Schneider
Samuel Johnson quote: "A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but,..."
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. Samuel Johnson
She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly. Ken Follet
If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter. Ralph A. Cram
I have a good brain on me, but I've never really used it when it came to making decisions about love, which has been a blessing and a curse. Sienna Miller
Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "Grief is natural. Overcoming it is a matter of choice."
Grief is natural. Overcoming it is a matter of choice. Jeffrey Eugenides
Frodo drew himself up, and again Sam was startled by his words and his stern voice. 'On the Precious? How dare you?' he said. 'Think! Would you commit your promise to that, Smeagol? It will hold you. But it is more treacherous than you are. It may twist your words. Beware! J. R. R. Tolkien