Patti Smith Quote
I crossed over to Broadway and walked north to Twenty-fifth Street to the Serbian Orthadox Cathedral dedicated to Saint Seva, the patron saint of the Serbs, I stopped, as I had many times before, to visit the bust of Nikola Tesla, the patron saint of alternating current, placed outside the church like a lone sentinel. I stood as a Con Edison truck parked within eyeshot. No respect, I thought.-And you think you have problems, he said to me.-Oh, I'm just having trouble writing. I move back and forth between lethargy and agitation,-A pity. Perhaps you should step inside and light a candle to Saint Seva. He calms the sea for ships,-yeah, maybe. I'm off balance, not sure what's wrong.-You have misplaced joy, he said without hesitation. Without joy we are as dead,-How do I find it again?-Find those who have it and bathe in their perfection.-Thank you, Mr. Tesla. Is there something I can do for you?-Yes, he said, could you move a bit to the left? You're standing in my light.
I crossed over to Broadway and walked north to Twenty-fifth Street to the Serbian Orthadox Cathedral dedicated to Saint Seva, the patron saint of the Serbs, I stopped, as I had many times before, to visit the bust of Nikola Tesla, the patron saint of alternating current, placed outside the church like a lone sentinel. I stood as a Con Edison truck parked within eyeshot. No respect, I thought.-And you think you have problems, he said to me.-Oh, I'm just having trouble writing. I move back and forth between lethargy and agitation,-A pity. Perhaps you should step inside and light a candle to Saint Seva. He calms the sea for ships,-yeah, maybe. I'm off balance, not sure what's wrong.-You have misplaced joy, he said without hesitation. Without joy we are as dead,-How do I find it again?-Find those who have it and bathe in their perfection.-Thank you, Mr. Tesla. Is there something I can do for you?-Yes, he said, could you move a bit to the left? You're standing in my light.
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About Patti Smith
In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids, written to fulfill a promise she made to Robert Mapplethorpe, her longtime partner. She is ranked 47th on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, published in 2010, and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2011.