I didn’t read at all until I was 12. I just couldn’t. It was too frustrating. AHMET ZAPPA FrustrateReadTwelve
I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone. AHMET ZAPPA BounceEveryoneSiblingSomething
I picked books by their covers – the worse the cover, the more I wanted to read it. AHMET ZAPPA CoverPIckedReadWanted
I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I was younger. AHMET ZAPPA BeingDefinitelyDyslexiaFunctionalLotMoreOvercomingYounger
I’ve always wanted to have a book published – it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick. AHMET ZAPPA ActuallyMadeMinePublishWanted
My father would often work all night and sleep during the day, so for us, dinner might be pancakes, and breakfast might be beef stroganoff. AHMET ZAPPA BreakfastPancakeStroganoff
My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy from them. AHMET ZAPPA AlthoughHealthyImposeParent
At 12 I dropped out of school but I had lost interest in it at a much earlier age. For me, school was very very stressful. AHMET ZAPPA EasierMuch
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 at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads. AHMET ZAPPA CheesyDadMissMonster
