Failure has been the great theme of my life, I think. Philip Schultz failuregreatlife Change image and share on social
Letter scrambling and trouble reading is just a small part of dyslexia. It is also an auditory processing problem. Philip Schultz auditorydyslexialetter Change image and share on social
Art's power of persuasion resides in the small personal details of one's own story, and if it weren't for my struggle with dyslexia, I doubt I'd ever have become a writer or known how to teach others to write. Philip Schultz artdetaildoubt share on social
If I get the idea, and I get some clarity on how I feel about that idea, then I can safely assume I'll find the right words. I do have that confidence. Philip Schultz assumeclarityconfidence Change image and share on social
I think one's relationship with one's vulnerability is a very delicate and precious relationship. Most people try to hide, disguise that vulnerability, and in doing that, you, I think, diminish a great source of power. Philip Schultz delicatediminishdisguise share on social
I never feel more alone than when I'm traveling. Alone and, to some extent, helpless. The world expects a certain level of competence and can be merciless when this expectation is unmet. Philip Schultz competenceexpectexpectation Change image and share on social
I can't remember a time when I stepped into an airport or train station without wishing I were somewhere else, doing almost anything else. Just thinking about traveling gives me the willies. Traveling and dyslexia don't really get along. Philip Schultz airportdyslexiaremember share on social
The word 'novel' carries, for me, a weight as ominous, all-consuming and unforgiving as any Job encountered. Philip Schultz carryconsumeencounter Change image and share on social
Suddenly, everyone wanted to talk to me, it seemed. And not about my poetry: it was my dyslexia they were most interested in. Philip Schultz dyslexiainterestpoetry Change image and share on social
I'd grown accustomed to seeing myself as someone who, if fallible and unworthy, had nevertheless managed to do one thing well enough to get recognition for it. Philip Schultz accustomfalliblegrow Change image and share on social