“I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.” WholeWould BeMotherBedInvisibleRitual Author:Ahmet Zappa
“I picked books by their covers - the worse the cover, the more I wanted to read it.” BookWanted Author:Ahmet Zappa
“I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.” IdeasAsksParentSiblingBounceMy Siblings Author: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 was younger.” HumansDifficultHuman BeingsOvercomingDyslexia Author: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 very stressful.” AgeSchoolLostInterestStressful Author:Ahmet Zappa
“I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.” Frustrating Author: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 us to discover the world for ourselves.” ThinkingWorldKidsWantedFatherExperimentsAppreciated Author: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 me feel really sick.” FeelsWritingMadeBookDreamWantedMinesSickWriting A Book Author:Ahmet Zappa
“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.” MightNightFatherSleepDinnerBreakfastAll NightBeefPancakes Author: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 from them.” BeliefFeltParentDemocracyHealthyAppreciate Author: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 at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads.” BlackMemoriesLaughingMissingDadMy DadMy FavoriteLoyaltyMonstersMovieBagsGarbageMarathonCheesyOutfitsGodzillaMonster MovieFavorite Memories Author: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 in. I got praised for my imagination.” BookTurnsImaginationPicksReportsMy Imagination Author: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 like Captain Run-on Sentence.” WayWritingWellsWholeRunningTogetherTalkingNovelBillsCommunicateSentencesGoodsCaptains Author:Ahmet Zappa