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. ↗

— Ahmet Zappa

#dropped #earlier #had #i #interest

I collect things that just look retarded. ↗

— Ahmet Zappa

#i #just #look #retarded #things

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

#being #definitely #difficult #dyslexia #fully

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

— Ahmet Zappa

#i #just #read #too #until

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

— Ahmet Zappa

#had #i #inside #invisible #making

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

— Ahmet Zappa

#cover #covers #i #more #picked

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. ↗

— Ahmet Zappa

#discover #experiences #experiment #father #had

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

— Ahmet Zappa

#bounce #encouraged #everyone #go #i

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

#always #book #dream #feel #i

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

#beef #breakfast #day #dinner #during