“In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how...” — Tomi Adeyemi Quote

“In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was.”

“'Children of Blood and Bone' is basically 'Black Panther' with magic.”

“My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so much I gave myself a twin named Tomi. Everything started out fine. But then I didn't write another black character until I was 18.”

“If I had to say how much I've paid in fines over my career, I'm sure it's over $500,000, going toward $1 million.”

“I've become rather desensitized to how much sexy I put out.”

“I wanted to see how much of an insult it was to be called an ignoramus. I didn't know what it meant; I just Googled it.”