# Quote — Odafe Atogun, Taduno's Song

> Sometimes, when I’m drained from writing, I take a break and count my shoes, of which there are a few dozen. I remember the days when I had no shoes at all, as a child living under a master who had two wives.

- 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/sometimes-when-im-drained

## 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)