# Quote — Odafe Atogun, Taduno's Song

> It is almost noon by the time I sit down at my perfectly arranged desk, and from then I write until my neighbour’s dogs start to bark. They can’t see me but I glare at them through my window anyway. The harder I glare the louder they bark. I keep writing while they bark and tell myself that I must learn to write to the barking of dogs. If they refuse to stop, I open the window, place a small speaker on the ledge and play loud music. I leave my study for a while and use the opportunity to get something to eat. The music often does the trick: the dogs stop barking and I can return to my study to continue writing.

- Author: [Odafe Atogun](https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun.md)
- Book: [Taduno's Song](https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun/tadunos-song.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Odafe_Atogun#Taduno's_Song_(2016)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun/tadunos-song/it-is-almost

## More from this book

> This is my life now. I’m grateful that I have arrived at this point. This is where I had always wanted to be; writing full-time is much more challenging than I had imagined, but I’m truly enjoying the experience and learning from it each day.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun/tadunos-song/this-is-my-life.md)

> For me, writing is a journey, and the start of that journey is a well-worn ritual that I must observe for several days before I can even begin.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun/tadunos-song/for-me-writing.md)

> You showed up claiming to be somebody we know. We all see you as a man who has lost his identity—in fact, a man who has lost his mind…

p. 24 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/odafe-atogun/tadunos-song/you-showed-up-claiming.md)