In the war of magic and religion, is magic ultimately the victor? Perhaps priest and magician were once one, but the priest, learning humility in the face of God, discarded the spell for prayer.
Patti SmithMy mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.
Patti SmithI daydream a lot - that's how I get my ideas. If I'm sitting in a cafรฉ, I'm not on my phone because I want to hear my mind. I think that those periods of small solitude that we are really losing are so important.
Patti Smith