Autobiographical Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

““Attempting to express a person’s objective reality and subjective state of mind with the written word is an endless task because writing alters our perception of reality and amends our mental equilibrium.””

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“Disharmony at home or work is toxic to a person’s physical disposition and mental health.”

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“The emotional ingredients that sustain long-term relationships are kindness, thoughtfulness, and compassion.”

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“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

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“We nurture our own being by respecting all people and consciously working to mitigate the pain of the world.”

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“Life is a collection of memories and feelings. Mawkish sentimentally urges us to engage in artistic overtures, we yearn to share with other people…

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“Time is inexplicable because it moves – clicks away – at steady increments, while increasing the past and bringing the future into the present.…

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“Each of us, along with our ancestors, inhabits the same cosmos. When we tell stories, we enter the stream of human consciousness; we take…

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“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life, more tenderhearted,…

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“A person writes similar to how a blind person uses brail. We grope along the palpable corridors of the mind’s organic texture to locate…

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“People frequently ask me why I work so hard - prolong hours, infrequent vacations, and never calling in sick or missing work for any…

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“The ego is the culmination of our preferences and dislikes. Our ego represents the firm edges of how we perceive ourselves. An ego death…

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“Witnessing the moonrise each month, a person cannot resist noting a modest sense of optimism tugging at his or her enclosed capsule of bodily…

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