"I didn't read at all until I was……" — Ahmet Zappa
"I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating."
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14 Quotes by Ahmet Zappa
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I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.
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I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot…
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I collect things that just look retarded.
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At 12 I dropped out of school but I had lost interest in it at a much earlier age. For…
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I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their…
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I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually…
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My father would often work all night and sleep during the day, so for us, dinner might be pancakes, and…
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My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a…
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I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of…
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When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it…
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The way this whole novel thing came together was, I sold them one bill of goods and then didn't communicate…
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I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.
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