I am apt to be harsh in my secret judgments of others, seeing them as defective because they are not enough like me.
Phillip LopateA personal essay often includes some or a lot of personal confession. That makes the reader feel less lonely in their confusion and darkness.
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
Phillip LopateIt bothers me when I can't, for example, remember a name. I don't know if it's pre-senility or whether there are too many names packed in our brains.
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