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> [In 2010, I was working in a bank in Lagos. It was a crazy job with long working hours. I had to leave for the office by 5:30 A.M., and sometimes I wouldn't be back until midnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/in-2010-i-was-working-in-a-bank-in-lagos-it-was-a-crazy-job-with-long/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

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## More by Ayobami Adebayo

> [Never lend people money you can't afford to give them as a gift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/never-lend-people-money-you-can-t-afford-to-give-them-as-a-gift/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I must have listened to at least 10 covers of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - Jeff Buckley's cover is usually my go-to song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-must-have-listened-to-at-least-10-covers-of-leonard-cohen-s/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I wanted to explore expectations we have of people - what a woman should be, what a man should be. And if they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-wanted-to-explore-expectations-we-have-of-people-what-a-woman/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I come from a part of Nigeria where a lot of value is placed on implicit communication. The 'well brought up' child is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-come-from-a-part-of-nigeria-where-a-lot-of-value-is-placed-on/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [In 2010, I was working in a bank in Lagos. It was a crazy job with long working hours. I had to leave for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/in-2010-i-was-working-in-a-bank-in-lagos-it-was-a-crazy-job-with-long/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I wanted to write about extended family systems. You have people you can fall back on, and it's good. But what if you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-wanted-to-write-about-extended-family-systems-you-have-people-you/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [Usually, by the time I hit 'save' before taking a nap, my word count has gone down, but the world I'm creating feels more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/usually-by-the-time-i-hit-save-before-taking-a-nap-my-word-count-has/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [There's a Yoruba proverb which roughly translates into, 'What turns its face to one person has turned its back on the other.' It's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/there-s-a-yoruba-proverb-which-roughly-translates-into-what-turns-its/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I think there is a dissonance between how much is expected of you as a young person, whether you are a man or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-think-there-is-a-dissonance-between-how-much-is-expected-of-you-as/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [When I was a child, there were two Nigerian writers in every bookshop: Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/when-i-was-a-child-there-were-two-nigerian-writers-in-every-bookshop/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I think, for women in particular, it's kind of like you're expected to get married, have a child, and then you get to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-think-for-women-in-particular-it-s-kind-of-like-you-re-expected-to/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [I'm still very interested in the things that happened in the '80s and the '70s because I think that they were very important years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/i-m-still-very-interested-in-the-things-that-happened-in-the-80s-and/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [When I started working on 'Stay With Me,' I thought it would take two years to complete the novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/when-i-started-working-on-stay-with-me-i-thought-it-would-take-two/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> [My mother has a lot of sisters. They had very, very interesting conversations. Because I was a quiet child, I would sit in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/my-mother-has-a-lot-of-sisters-they-had-very-very-interesting/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

> ['Stay with Me' started out being very political, largely because I'm a little obsessed with politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayobami-adebayo/stay-with-me-started-out-being-very-political-largely-because-i-m-a/)

[Ayobami Adebayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayobami-adebayo/)

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