Domesticity has been a challenge for me but painful as it's been, engaging with family has been a school for reducing solipsism and increasing my understanding of people's different reactions to stress.
Phillip LopateI 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 Lopate