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
'Children of Blood and Bone' is basically 'Black Panther' with magic. — Tomi Adeyemi Black Copy Share Image
Death is something that I am still trying to figure out a healthy relationship with. — Tomi Adeyemi Am Copy Share Image
I want a little black girl to pick up my book one day and see herself as the star. I want her… — Tomi Adeyemi Adventure 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 Always 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
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
With a fantasy world, it's like, this is my world. I literally made it. So if I tell you something, you do… — Tomi Adeyemi Fantasy 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
You don't realise how cool your culture is until you get out of that phase of trying to fit in. — Tomi Adeyemi Cool 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 High 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 Black panther Copy Share Image
I am a firm believer that the craziest stories that have been told and are being told are in anime. They have… — Tomi Adeyemi Anime 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
For readers of color, and especially black readers, black girls, I just want them to feel seen. And not just seen -… — Tomi Adeyemi Black 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 Believed 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 Letters 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 Learn 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 Anything 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
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 Bad Copy Share Image
