Quote by: Patricia Hampl

To speak, to write , without charm is to make utterances without reference to a reality outside oneself. It is an act devoid of the playfulness of art, without the attractive humility of one who know absolutely that others exist and therefore feels drawn to please them, because to give them an instant of pleasure is to acknowledge their existence.


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Author Bio


  • NamePatricia Hampl
  • DescriptionMemoirist, writer, educator
  • BornMarch 12, 1946
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program