Tomi Adeyemi

"I’ve been a sheep. A sheep when my kingdom needed me to act like a king."

"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."

"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."

"Love is too strong, too intense, for what I feel. For what I am allowed to feel."

"“Everyone else feels like being caught in the rain. You’re the whole tsunami."

"Reality and logic don’t matter to her. She needs this so badly, failure isn’t even in the realm of possibilities."

"You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer."

"No matter how much I crave peace, the gods have other plans."

"Power is not the answer. It will only intensify the fight."

"It avoids rather than hurts, it hurts rather than maims, it maims rather than kills—the staff does not destroy.” “I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war. I give you the strength to fight, but you all must learn the strength of restraint.” Mama turns to me, shoulders pinned back. “You must protect those who can’t defend themselves. That is the way of the staff."

"Fool yourself all you want, little prince, but don’t feign innocence with me. I won’t let your father get away with what he’s done. I won’t let your ignorance silence my pain."

"It doesnt matter how strong I get, how much power my magic wields. They will always hate me in this world."