“All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Compassion Copy Share Image
“A principled life begins by accepting the evident truth that we must die. Death becomes us. Knowledge of the impermanence of our… — Kilroy J. Oldster Death Copy Share Image
“Human life is inherently dualistic. It consists of or is explicable as two fundamental entities, including rivalries between subject and object, mind… — Kilroy J. Oldster Body-and-soul Copy Share Image
“Language is our identity tool and by using experience, observation, and imagination, we each discover the words that give voice to our… — Kilroy J. Oldster Big city Copy Share Image
“In a suspended psychic state, writers cull words and symbols from the mystical world of memory, imagination, and intuition.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Imagination Copy Share Image
“Ruefully, nobody perceives me as exceptionally gifted, intelligent, handsome, or physically strong. My sense of alienation stems from an inferiority complex, depressive… — Kilroy J. Oldster Alienation Copy Share Image
“Memory and imagination allow us to enter the womb of creation, devise the lens through which we translate our surroundings, and create… — Kilroy J. Oldster Essayist Copy Share Image
“Emotional exhaustion follows fast on the footsteps of physical and mental depletion. I feel my lifeblood draining away in an oily spigot… — Kilroy J. Oldster Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“The evil components of our shadow are the part of us that we deplore, the part of us that we prefer not… — Kilroy J. Oldster Close encounters Copy Share Image
“High performers whom exhibit tremendous self-control tend to be burden by their own competence. Studies indicate that being extraordinary competent can place… — Kilroy J. Oldster Assignments Copy Share Image
“A person must find the courage to live a complete and full life. We learn to live when we stop being afraid… — Kilroy J. Oldster Compassion Copy Share Image
“A principled person’s greatest disappointment will always be his or her own failures to respond to setbacks in a dynamic and positive… — Kilroy J. Oldster Adversity Copy Share Image
“Working for a husband and wife ran business is nearly as tricky as navigating a sailing ship while battling the forces of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Business Copy Share Image
“In the vast spectrum of space-time’s coeternal continuum, I am but a glint of bundled energy held together by the translucent fiber… — Kilroy J. Oldster Astronomy Copy Share Image
“All love is bittersweet. Love is inexplicable; it is part poetry and part masochism. Part of love is the loss of self-control… — Kilroy J. Oldster Cease to exist Copy Share Image
“Language is an exploratory tool. Linking observations and thoughts in an orderly fashion is the business of a philosopher. A writer is… — Kilroy J. Oldster Artistic expression Copy Share Image
“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Goals Copy Share Image
“Writing is an effort at truth telling, but each person’s version of truth and his or her means of conveying it are… — Kilroy J. Oldster Artistic expression Copy Share Image
“The fresh and crisp air of the country reminds us that our blood surges from of the natural world and how tied… — Kilroy J. Oldster Changing-seasons Copy Share Image
“Desperate and dammed persons share an affinity for flirting with danger; an infectious case of erotic morbidity fetters them to self-destruction.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Danger Copy Share Image
“The pathos of the human life teaches one that idolatry of the ego is a sham. Only by living in harmonious accord… — Kilroy J. Oldster Bliss Copy Share Image
“Personal essay writing is analogous to undertaking a vision quest, a potential turning point in life taken to discover intimate personal truths,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Dreams Copy Share Image
“Writing enables a person to build a protective barrier shielding them from an adverse environment, scrutinize their circumstances, and discover how to… — Kilroy J. Oldster Essayist Copy Share Image
“Expressing doubt is how we begin a journey to discover essential truths.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Doubt Copy Share Image
“The story of what it means to be human is never complete. Every generation will produce its own share of comedies and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Human spirit Copy Share Image
