My other work, teaching, also is satisfying because I can be with people but in controlled circumstances, which … - Phillip Lopate

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And here I am, strapped into a tree, a stone's throw from the biggest idiot in the games.

Phillip Lopate

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.

Controlled, Family, Likely, Pain, Teaching, Yield

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The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and 'have fun'.

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Most good essays are conversations with yourself - not just your decided thoughts but your dilemmas.

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Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life, I am constantly second-guessing myself. My mind is filled with 'yes, buts,' 'so whats?' and other skeptical rejoinders. I am forever monitoring myself for traces of folly, insensitivity, arrogance, false humility, cruelty, stupidity, immaturity and, guess what, I keep finding examples. Age has not made me wiser, except maybe in retrospect.

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The essay must be artistically rendered: You must keep the reader engaged, whether with wit, conflict, mischief, and
or yes, with honesty.

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In new work, we need to see the shadow, however faint, of previous literary effort.

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Mom's always know how to make us happy, but they also know exactly how to make us cry.

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