I not only couldn't read but often couldn't hear or understand what was being said to me - by the time I'd processed the beginning of a sentence, the teacher was well on her way through a second or third. Philip Schultz beginhearprocess 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
As a poet and a teacher, I read all the time. I know I read slowly. I like reading, but I don't read any more than I have to. Philip Schultz poetreadslowly 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
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
Dyslexia lends itself to original thinking, not rote formulas, because you can't do the formulas - you think up your own method based on intuition and instincts. Creativity is trial and error, trying to figure out a way to do something emotionally and intuitively. Philip Schultz basecreativitydyslexia 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
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
