Tru Taylor > Quotes

“Once you put a book out into the world, your part’s done. Now it’s theirs. They bring to it their own life experiences and views and whatever’s happening in their world at the time. You’ve got no control over that, and it has nothing to do with you. That’s how it is with all art—just let them have it.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“I want you to meet people, go places, chase your dreams and fall in love. And by that, I mean the real in-person kind. I know you love staying in with your books, but I want you to have the adventurous life you used to always talk about—not just read about the adventures and love lives of other people.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“Growing up I always loved reading. I loved the adventure of it, the entertainment. I loved how it could take me away from my problems and all the cares and concerns of this world.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“somewhere”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“Fear is the beginning, a starting point. Don't treat it like an unscalable wall and let it end your journey before it even begins.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“When I was first published, a good friend told me… once you put a book out into the world, your part’s done. ‘Now it’s theirs,’ he said. ‘They bring to it their own life experiences and views and whatever’s happening in their world at the time. You’ve got no control over that, and it has nothing to do with you. That’s how it is with all art—just let them have it.’ And I do. It’s helped me more than you can imagine.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“toward”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“Though I’d gotten there early for the signing, I hadn’t”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast

“Fear is a beginning, a starting point. Don’t treat it like an unscalable wall and let it end your journey before it even begins.”
― Tru Taylor, Bookworm and the Beast