Terry Fallis

(1959) Novelist Canada

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Terry Fallis is a novelist from Canada, best known for Up and Down.

Quick Facts About Terry Fallis

Born: December 23, 1959
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: Up and Down

About Terry Fallis

Terry Fallis is a Canadian writer and public relations consultant. He is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, winning in 2008 for his debut novel The Best Laid Plans and in 2015 for No Relation.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

Quotes by Terry Fallis

“the use of profanity for effect to be a practice of the weak-minded”

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“one of the most famous split infinitives ... To boldly go”

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“A life without challenge, a life without hardship, a life without purpose, seems pale and pointless. With challenge come perseverance and gumption.…

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Life

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“English should not stoop to embrace the lowest common denominator. Rather, society should step up and grant the language the respect it…

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Common denominator

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“nothing furnishes a room like books”

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Book

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In Sussex Drive, Linda Svendsen takes us deep behind the lines of Ottawa’s politics, polls and pomp, and into the lives of…

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Authenticity

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