We've been told the same story for so long. We've seen literally 1,000 'Lord of the Rings' movies. — Tomi Adeyemi Long 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
Children of color need a mirror to see themselves in. And then people who don't have that experience, they need a window.… — Tomi Adeyemi Children 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
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
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
“You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.” — Tomi Adeyemi Children-of-blood-and-bone Copy Share Image
The YA author community is generally pretty friendly, and they care. — Tomi Adeyemi Author 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 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 Believe Copy Share Image
In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was. — Tomi Adeyemi More 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 Make 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… — Tomi Adeyemi College 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 Fear 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
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
If you want to write, just believe that you can, because it's about perseverance. — Tomi Adeyemi About 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
With the Internet, there are so many ways to connect with other writers who will be some of your best friends and… — Tomi Adeyemi Best Copy Share Image
My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so… — Tomi Adeyemi Character 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
You need a community to succeed. In the back of every book is an acknowledgments page full of all the people it… — Tomi Adeyemi Back 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
