Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

Patti Smith

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Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New-York-City-based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because...

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