Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Phillip Lopate
Born: November 16, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Phillip Lopate is an American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher. He is the younger brother of radio host Leonard Lopate.
Known for:
- The Art of the Personal Essay (1994)
- Portrait Inside My Head: Essays (2013)
- Against joie de vivre (1989)
- Portrait of my body (1996)