“When I had a full-time job, I would write dialogue and sketch characte...” — Ayobami Adebayo Quote

“When I had a full-time job, I would write dialogue and sketch characters on my commute and during meetings. Now, I forsake showers and regular meals and stay at my desk for hours, taking breaks to drink tea and eat something sweet, usually cake.”

“I don't suffer from SCD myself, but I do carry the gene. This means that if I married another person who carried the gene, there would be a danger our children would suffer from the disease.”

“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 fit into what is expected of you?”

“Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.”

“Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.”

“The thing about Netflix is that you get more minutes in your episode because there are no commercial breaks. You have time to let things breathe and be quiet. You get to see an entire scene play out instead of just jumping halfway in.”