Princess Beatrice of York Quotes

I think for me I was in kindergarten, so I was very young and my teacher acknowledged that I was very dyslexic when it came to reading and writing and processing that information.

I'm a bit dyslexic so I found learning to read hard. I muddled up the letters but learnt to power through.

Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.

What better way to expand your imagination than to read!

I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming.

I didn't learn how to read until I was at the end of fifth grade and 11 years old and held back.

You can't write if you don't read.

I think that being read to every night is the reason why I was plowing through volume after volume of 'Nancy Drew' books all by myself by the time I reached the first grade. I loved stories. I loved the escape. I had a vivid imagination.

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.

I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!

I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good.

The best way to enhance a child's imagination is to make them read.

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to read.

I'm not good at normal things. I can't drive a car. I couldn't read till I was 10.

I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.

I am happy to keep working on books because I'm always reading, and I'm always trying to fall in love.

My mother taught me to read in part by reading me Walt Disney comics, and I never stopped.

Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write.

I had this chronic hyperactivity and an inability to focus, so I was forever being moved to another class, with a much smaller group of children - some of them about 18. If I was asked to read a paragraph, this white wall would go up in my head. Still now, I read very slowly and can rarely work out a tip.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was seven, and it was a bit of a struggle to begin with. It was a challenge as I began my school career - spelling and reading was something I couldn't really get my head around.

As soon as my brain starts working on reading a book, my dreams get a little more exciting, and music comes a little more naturally for me.

The first time I saw J.K. Rowling, I was sitting across from her at the 'Fantastic Beasts' table read, and I was just amazed by how wonderful she is in person.

I read, I watch a lot of movies, I'm constantly living, so I'm constantly having more to say.

The best memories on tour are always of kids who tell me they are going to run back to their classrooms and start writing!