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> [Every first draft sucks, so when you have your favorite novel, and you're like, 'Wow, this is a masterpiece,' and then you write your first draft, and you're like, 'This is really bad,' and then you're like 'I can't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/every-first-draft-sucks-so-when-you-have-your-favorite-novel-and-you/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

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## More by Tomi Adeyemi

> [We've been told the same story for so long. We've seen literally 1,000 'Lord of the Rings' movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/we-ve-been-told-the-same-story-for-so-long-we-ve-seen-literally-1-000/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/i-m-a-huge-harry-potter-fan-but-i-still-think-there-is-a-lot-of-anime/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/children-of-color-need-a-mirror-to-see-themselves-in-and-then-people/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/if-i-went-to-any-other-college-i-probably-would-have-been-pre-med-but/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [I want to give something to the world that I feel I missed out on as a child, and I want to help people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/i-want-to-give-something-to-the-world-that-i-feel-i-missed-out-on-as/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [The things I want to do mostly involve writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/the-things-i-want-to-do-mostly-involve-writing/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/at-every-writers-conference-you-have-the-opportunity-to-hear-from/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [“You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/you-have-your-duty-and-your-heart-to-chose-one-means-the-other-must/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [The YA author community is generally pretty friendly, and they care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/the-ya-author-community-is-generally-pretty-friendly-and-they-care/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [As writers, our craft makes us sit alone at a desk and hammer away at our novel. Doing that day in and day out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/as-writers-our-craft-makes-us-sit-alone-at-a-desk-and-hammer-away-at/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/i-spent-12-years-of-my-life-writing-stories-without-black-people-that/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/in-terms-of-people-who-want-to-be-writers-i-wish-more-people-knew-how/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/everyone-has-a-story-that-they-read-when-they-were-younger-that/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/you-can-make-something-out-of-every-unfinished-story-and-every/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

> [My freshman year of college, 'The Hunger Games' movie adaptation came out, and I was really excited about it. This was maybe 2011. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-adeyemi/my-freshman-year-of-college-the-hunger-games-movie-adaptation-came/)

[Tomi Adeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-adeyemi/)

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