From Patti Smith

"Because of the intense polarization of social media and even our respected media, it’s very hard to make any kind of objective and well thought-out comment on all of the world’s problems and how they are being addressed by our government.

So really I’m just thinking about these things on my own. Basically I’m a humanist. I stand with children. I stand for peaceful solutions. I just wanted to say hello to all of you.

I don’t want anyone to think because I’m not addressing certain things, I’m not thinking about it. I lie awake thinking about them. I wake up in the middle of the night thinking of them. I wake up thinking about them."

Later she says, "I’ve found it very very difficult to write or think of anything else other than the terrible events in our world.  I’m heart sick for the people. Just heartsick. Sometimes art seems meaningless. But it’s not. I’ve learned that over and over in life."