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
Part of the reason everyone is freaking out over 'Black Panther' is because we've never seen it. We have two thousand years of stories, and we've never seen it. — 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
I'm a huge 'Harry Potter' fan, but I still think there is a lot of anime that is crazier than 'Harry Potter,' and that… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Children of color need a mirror to see themselves in. And then people who don't have that experience, they need a window. They need… — 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 what I… — 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 help people… — Tomi Adeyemi 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 the publishing… — 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
As writers, our craft makes us sit alone at a desk and hammer away at our novel. Doing that day in and day out… — Tomi Adeyemi 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 believed in… — Tomi Adeyemi 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
Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them. — Tomi Adeyemi 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
My freshman year of college, 'The Hunger Games' movie adaptation came out, and I was really excited about it. This was maybe 2011. I… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
