Failure has been the great theme of my life, I think. Philip Schultz failuregreatlife Change image and share on social
When a child knows that he or she is dyslexic, that it's the way their brain is programmed, and it's not their fault, that makes all the difference in the world. Philip Schultz brainchilddifference Change image and share on social
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
I found many ways around my dyslexia, but I still have trouble transforming words into sounds. I have to memorize and rehearse before reading anything aloud to avoid embarrassing myself by mispronouncing words. Philip Schultz aloudavoiddyslexia share on social
What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it. Philip Schultz readretain 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
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 have to often read the same sentence over and over before I understand it. And I have to convince myself that what I'm reading is so enjoyable and so exciting and so good for me that it's worth the effort. Philip Schultz convinceeffortenjoyable 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
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
