The essay is a wonderful medium. I might mention that some writers who longed to be novelists were better as essayists: Sontag, Baldwin, Vidal, Mary McCarthy, Mailer.
The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make read… - Phillip Lopate
The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make read…
- Phillip Lopate
A 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
A personal essay often includes some or a lot of personal confession. That makes the reader feel less lonely in their confusion and darkness.
... I vowed that I would always respect the right of an individual to kill himself. Whether suicide was a moral or immoral act I no longer felt sure,… - Phillip Lopate
... I vowed that I would always respect the right of an individual to kill himself. Whether suicide was a moral or immoral act I no longer felt sure,…
Confession makes you a more trustworthy narrator. - Phillip Lopate
Confession makes you a more trustworthy narrator.
I am apt to be harsh in my secret judgments of others, seeing them as defective because they are not enough like me. - Phillip Lopate
I am apt to be harsh in my secret judgments of others, seeing them as defective because they are not enough like me.
I'm fortunate in being able to find great satisfaction in my work. - Phillip Lopate
I'm fortunate in being able to find great satisfaction in my work.
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 und… - Phillip Lopate
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 und…
The essay must be artistically rendered: You must keep the reader engaged, whether with wit, conflict, mischief, and/or yes, with honesty. - Phillip Lopate
The essay must be artistically rendered: You must keep the reader engaged, whether with wit, conflict, mischief, and/or yes, with honesty.
Why am I attracted to all these lying quotes all of a sudden? Here’s another one. This one by Phillip Lopate: ‘(Children know it better than adults) … - Phillip Lopate
Why am I attracted to all these lying quotes all of a sudden? Here’s another one. This one by Phillip Lopate: ‘(Children know it better than adults) …
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