Dreams Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

“A writer must develop a representative voice. A writing voice is reflective of the sum total of his or her cognitive, physical, emotional, and…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon what a…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A personal essay often includes some or a lot of personal confession. That makes the reader feel less lonely in their confusion and darkness.

— Phillip Lopate

“Writing is an exhausting and demoralizing task that destroys human conceits. Writing an elongated series of personal essay opens a person’s mind to explore…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I believe the personal essay is underrated for both writer and reader. It affords the writer great freedom: to speak personally yet invoke others'…

— Marty Nemko

“All writers are demonic dreamers. Writing is an act of sharing experiences and offering of an individualistic perspective of our private attitudes pertaining to…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their attention for…

— Jamie L. Harding

An essay is something that tracks the evolution of a human mind. It tracks the evolution of a single consciousness in order to give…

— John D'Agata

“Writing is a form of intense thinking that takes a person on a journey into previously uncharted territory of the writer’s mind.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for the person…

— William Stafford

I wanted to create an environment in which more than just personal essays could be represented, and in which stranger approaches to making essays…

— John D'Agata

At last I understood that the way over, or through this dilemma, the unease at writing about 'petty personal problems' was to recognize that…

— Doris Lessing