Parent Quotes by Ahmet Zappa

When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that…

— Ahmet Zappa

My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy…

— Ahmet Zappa

I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.

— Ahmet Zappa

I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made…

— Ahmet Zappa

I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their own experiences. He wanted…

— Ahmet Zappa

The way this whole novel thing came together was, I sold them one bill of goods and then didn't communicate very well. I am…

— Ahmet Zappa

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

— Ahmet Zappa

I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.

— Ahmet Zappa

At 12 I dropped out of school but I had lost interest in it at a much earlier age. For me, school was very…

— Ahmet Zappa

I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories, laughing…

— Ahmet Zappa

I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I…

— Ahmet Zappa

I picked books by their covers - the worse the cover, the more I wanted to read it.

— Ahmet Zappa