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# Philip Lopate

(1943)   Novelist

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Philip Lopate is a novelist.

## Quick Facts About Philip Lopate

Born November 16, 1943

Profession Novelist

## About Philip Lopate

American writer... \| Phillip Lopate is an American essayist, film critic, fiction writer, and poet.

##  Quotes by Philip Lopate

> [“The truth is, most wisdom is embittering. The task of the wise person cannot be to pretend with false naiveté that every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-lopate/the-truth-is-most-wisdom-is-embittering-the-task-of-the-wise-person/)

[Philip Lopate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-lopate/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

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> [“Anyone who recommends attention to the moment as a prescription for grateful wonder is only telling half the truth. To be happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-lopate/anyone-who-recommends-attention-to-the-moment-as-a-prescription-for/)

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[Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/)

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