"Most women writers don't interest me because they're hung up with being a woman, they're hung up with being Jewish, they're hung up with being somebody or other. Rather than just going, just spurting, just creating."

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Patti Smith

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Patti Smith is a renowned musician and poet, celebrated for her influential work that blends rock music with profound poetic expression.

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"Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves."

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