Tramping through the woods in South Jersey in 1957 with my dog Bambi.
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Patti Smith
Musician, poet and photographer
United States · b. 1946
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American musician, poet and photographer whose albums include Horses and Easter. Her memoir Just Kids won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2010, and she has published several volumes of poetry and photographs.
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Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises. Don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned about doing good work and protect your work. […] Protect your work and if you build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency.
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Christian Lund, Louisiana Literature festival, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 24 August 2012, Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 24 August 2012
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