Tomi Adeyemi

Quotes

• “The thing is that underneath we are all humans…Everyone has people they love and people they want to protect, everyone has things they are afraid of or that cause them pain.”
• “I saw the opportunity to show the beauty in the culture and show that these words sound magical. We’re so used to using Latin, but if J.K. Rowling saw magic in that, you can see magic in your own culture. And if you can see it, you can help other people to see it.”
• “…I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls growing up reading books they were absent from. That was my experience as a child. Children of Blood and Bone is a chance to address that. To say you are seen.”
• “You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.”
• “Love is too strong, too intense, for what I feel. For what I am allowed to feel.”
• “Power is not the answer. It will only intensify the fight.”

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