“I always give my students exercises where they really have to open a vein and bleed all over the paper and that's the way you get the important characters. Sooner or later every writer worth reading writes a story his mother wouldn't read and having to get that stuff out is part of one's growth as a writer.” WayGivingWritingImportantCharacterStoriesMotherReadingStuffGrowthStudentsExercisePaperSooner Or LaterVeinsWorth Reading Author:George R. R. Martin
“All spiritual growth comes from reading and reflection. By reading we learn what we did not know; by reflection we retain what we have learned. The conscientious reader will be more concerned to carry out what he has read than merely to acquire knowledge of it. In reading we aim at knowing, but we must put into practice what we have learned in our course of study.” KnowsSpiritualCoursesReadingGrowthPracticeKnowingStudyReaderReflectionConcernedAimAcquireSpiritual Growth Author:Isidore of Seville
“When you finish reading the book [Today Matters], take the daily dozen and list them in order of how well you do them. For example, the one that I would put at the highest for me is attitude or relationships because I'm really strong at both of those. At the bottom would be health. What I tell people is, "Take one month and work on one of the daily dozen for a whole year." And so it's really a one-year personal growth plan.” PeopleYearsWellsBookMatterWholeWould BeTodayOrderReadingStrongGrowthAttitudePlansExampleMonthsHighestPersonal GrowthBottomListsDozenWhole Year Author:John C. Maxwell
“I'm a very wide reader. I read serious books and I read airplane, forgettable books. I never have fewer than four or five books beside my bed at night. I particularly enjoy reading about people who have gone through a personal growth.” PeopleBookNightReadingEnjoyGrowthGoneFiveFourSeriousReaderBedPersonal GrowthWideFewerAirplaneForgettable Author:Mary Robinson