Author: Ayobami Adebayo

Quotes

I think a large part of being human centers on the state of being alone, and we try to mitigate that in so many ways.

I think a large part of being human centers on the state of being alone, and we try to mitigate that in so many ways.

- Ayobami Adebayo

'Stay with Me' started out being very political, largely because I'm a little obsessed with politics.

'Stay with Me' started out being very political, largely because I'm a little obsessed with politics.

- Ayobami Adebayo

There's this idea that at the lowest rungs of the social ladder in an African family is a childless woman - and the lowest rung of all is a motherless child.

There's this idea that at the lowest rungs of the social ladder in an African family is a childless woman - and the lowest rung of all is a motherless child.

- Ayobami Adebayo

Never lend people money you can't afford to give them as a gift.

Never lend people money you can't afford to give them as a gift.

- Ayobami Adebayo

I have always been very interested in the idea of loneliness and the presumption that romantic relationships are supposed to rid you of that.

I have always been very interested in the idea of loneliness and the presumption that romantic relationships are supposed to rid you of that.

- Ayobami Adebayo

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?

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?

- Ayobami Adebayo

Usually, by the time I hit 'save' before taking a nap, my word count has gone down, but the world I'm creating feels more tangible than it did before.

Usually, by the time I hit 'save' before taking a nap, my word count has gone down, but the world I'm creating feels more tangible than it did before.

- Ayobami Adebayo

Wole Soyinka's 'Death and the King's Horseman' is a play I go back to and I read often.

Wole Soyinka's 'Death and the King's Horseman' is a play I go back to and I read often.

- Ayobami Adebayo

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