Auguries of Innocence Quotes

“We broke our mother's heart and became ourselves.
We proceeded to breathe and therefore to leave,
drunken, astonished, each of us a god.”
― Patti Smith, Auguries of Innocence

“So be we king
or be we bum
the reed still whistles
the heart still hums”
― Patti Smith, Auguries of Innocence

“What is the heart but a small hand of agonies?”
― Patti Smith, Auguries of Innocence

“Everything here is a small offense and not of value as art or confession. It is not a whim. It is an attempt to peel another putrid skin.”
― Patti Smith, Auguries of Innocence