Posts tagged "Patti Smith"

I open doors, I close doors,” he wrote. He loved no one, he loved everyone. He loved sex, he hated sex. Life is a lie, truth is a lie. His thoughts ended with a healing wound. “I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.” His manifesto as an artist.
Patti Smith about Robert Mapplethorpe

‘Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.’
I had written the line … as a declaration of existence, as a vow to take responsibility for my own actions. Christ was a man worthy to rebel against, for he was rebellion itself.
Just Kids by Patti Smith

We’ll have a real home soon one way or another - and it’s there that we’ll be famous - with or without the rest of the world - just you and me together - drawing, writing and loving each other.
From Robert to Patti, Just Kids (via aawilda)

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From Patti, To Robert Mapplethorpe by spiracles on Flickr.