Ahmet Zappa Professions : Writer Born : May 15, 1974 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by 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. Ahmet Zappa movie loyalty memories 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. Ahmet Zappa turns imagination book I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible. Ahmet Zappa bed would-be mother 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 father kids thinking 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 dream writing book 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 appreciate healthy parent 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 sleep night father 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. Ahmet Zappa writing running talking I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone. Ahmet Zappa sibling parent ideas I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating. Ahmet Zappa frustrating 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 stressful age school I collect things that just look retarded. Ahmet Zappa retard retarded looks 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 dyslexia difficult overcoming I picked books by their covers - the worse the cover, the more I wanted to read it. Ahmet Zappa wanted book Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
