Death is something that I am still trying to figure out a healthy relationship with. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I didn't say I have to be a writer, but I did say that I needed to publish at least one book. — Tomi Adeyemi Book Copy Share Image
If you want to write, just believe that you can, because it's about perseverance. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them. — Tomi Adeyemi Books Copy Share Image
You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
'Children of Blood and Bone' is basically 'Black Panther' with magic. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
The YA author community is generally pretty friendly, and they care. — Tomi Adeyemi Author Copy Share Image
In my perfect world, we'd have one black girl fantasy book every month. We need them, and we need fantasy stories about… — Tomi Adeyemi Black boy Copy Share Image
The knowledge and insights you can get in just one day at a writers' conference make it worth the trip. — Tomi Adeyemi Day Copy Share Image
What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best.… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I'm a huge 'Harry Potter' fan, but I still think there is a lot of anime that is crazier than 'Harry Potter,'… — Tomi Adeyemi Anime Copy Share Image
With the Internet, there are so many ways to connect with other writers who will be some of your best friends and… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Part of the reason everyone is freaking out over 'Black Panther' is because we've never seen it. We have two thousand years… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
For readers of color, and especially black readers, black girls, I just want them to feel seen. And not just seen -… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
You don't realise how cool your culture is until you get out of that phase of trying to fit in. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
As writers, our craft makes us sit alone at a desk and hammer away at our novel. Doing that day in and… — Tomi Adeyemi Alone Copy Share Image
I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book, but at its core was the desire to write for black… — Tomi Adeyemi Book Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years of my life writing stories without black people. That's insane to me. It's insane that I could have… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I grew up in a predominantly white community - Hinsdale, Illinois - and given that, I feel blessed because I could still… — Tomi Adeyemi Blessed Copy Share Image
If you want to be traditionally published, then you most likely want to get a literary agent. To sign with an agent,… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
We like epic stories, we like adventure, we like epic fights, so if you can mix a great story that can also… — Tomi Adeyemi Adventure Copy Share Image
The power of fantasy is that you can make people understand the deeper realities of our world in a way that they… — Tomi Adeyemi Fantasy Copy Share Image
At every writers' conference, you have the opportunity to hear from best-selling authors, top literary agents, and excellent editors who will demystify… — Tomi Adeyemi Advice Copy Share Image
In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
“You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.” — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Any person that you would want to watch your movie or see your show or read your book, there's a million other… — Tomi Adeyemi Book Copy Share Image
You're never wasting your time as long as you learn from every single thing you do, whether you feel like those attempts… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
We've been told the same story for so long. We've seen literally 1,000 'Lord of the Rings' movies. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
If I went to any other college, I probably would have been pre-med. But I felt like I had freedom to do… — Tomi Adeyemi College Copy Share Image
It's not about creating something that eight billion people would like. It's about creating something and being able to reach the maybe,… — Tomi Adeyemi Being Copy Share Image
I will always be my hardest critic. Nobody else will ever be able to come at something I do harder than I… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
There's so much talk of representation in politics and entertainment - it's everywhere - but I didn't realize representation was important until… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
You need a community to succeed. In the back of every book is an acknowledgments page full of all the people it… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I've been writing stories all my life. My very first story had two little black girls riding horses. They were both me,… — Tomi Adeyemi Black girl Copy Share Image
Imagination is a funny thing - we sometimes need to see something before we can truly picture it. — Tomi Adeyemi Funny Copy Share Image
I deeply believed that I wasn't worthy - that I couldn't be in the stories even I was creating. I don't want… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I want to give something to the world that I feel I missed out on as a child, and I want to… — Tomi Adeyemi Children Copy Share Image
Every first draft sucks, so when you have your favorite novel, and you're like, 'Wow, this is a masterpiece,' and then you… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to be afraid—" "I am always afraid!" I don’t know what shocks me more—the power in my voice or… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
