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Patricia Hampl


Born
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, The United States
March 12, 1946

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Patricia Hampl is an American memoirist, writer, lecturer, and educator. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis and is one of the founding members of the Loft Literary Center.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 7,957 ratings · 1,123 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors
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I Could Tell You Stories: S...
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Burning Bright: An Anthology
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“I don't write about what I know: I write in order to find out what I know.”
― Patricia Hampl
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“You can’t put much on paper before you betray your secret self, try as you will to keep things civil.”
― Patricia Hampl, I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory
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“I waste my life. I want to. It's the thing to do with a life. We were wrong about work--it isn't the best thing, no matter how much you love it. Wasting time is better.”
― Patricia Hampl, The Florist's Daughter
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