My other work, teaching, also is satisfying because I can be with people but in controlled circumstances, which aren't as likely to yield the pain of dealing with family.
Phillip LopateIn the best nonfiction, it seems to me, you're always made aware that you are being engaged with a supple mind at work. The story line or plot in nonfiction consists of the twists and turns of a thought process working itself out.
Phillip LopateWhy am I attracted to all these lying quotes all of a sudden? Hereโs another one. This one by Phillip Lopate: โ(Children know it better than adults) that in telling a lie, fidelity is everything.โ
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