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Patti Smith Quotes about Childhood

I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world.

I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world.

"The life and deaths of Patti Smith". Interview with Amy Raphael, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2008.

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.

"'Even as a child, I felt like an alien'". Interview with Simon Reynolds, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2005.