I didn't learn how to read until I was at the end of fifth grade and 11 years old and held back. Philip Schultz backendgrade Change image and share on social
What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it. Philip Schultz readretain Change image and share on social
I come from a family of Russian immigrant Jews who were all big storytellers, who would get together, and one would try to top the others' stories, and stories would get bigger and bigger. And the lying aspect, the exaggeration, would get large. Philip Schultz aspectbigexaggeration share on social
Being a poet, the advantages of dyslexia are many, affording me sensitivity to the musical nuances of language and the ability to juggle complicated ideas and narratives simultaneously. Philip Schultz abilityadvantageafford Change image and share on social
I don't think I've worked with anyone where I haven't seen some progress. Now sometimes you can't take someone where they want to go, not all the way, and sometimes you stop, and they do it or don't do it on their own thereafter. Philip Schultz haveprogressstop share on social
There is a gap in my work from '84 to 2002, 18 years where I stopped writing. I was working at fiction and other things and starting a school and getting married and starting a family, but I wasn't writing poetry for the better part of 15 years. Philip Schultz familyfictiongap share on social
My imagination was a great place to escape from all the anxiety and disapproval of my life... I had to live in my head... art was a way of making myself feel better. Philip Schultz anxietyartdisapproval Change image and share on social
I know it sounds strange to say, but the very technologies that have made traveling easier for most people - GPS, automated ticket machines, online schedules and ticketing, boarding passes you can print out at home - have actually made things harder for me. Philip Schultz automateboardeasy share on social
I was 17 when I decided to write stories as big as cathedrals, overflowing with the kind of memorable and audacious characters Walker Percy, Ernest Hemingway and Saul Bellow created. Philip Schultz audaciousbellowbig Change image and share on social
I never doubted my talent. If talent was the circus, then I was its ringmaster and audience, applauding its every move. Philip Schultz applaudaudiencecircus Change image and share on social
