Terry Davis (author)
Terry Davis (born 1947) is an American novelist. He was born in, and lived near Spokane, Washington for many years, and is a professor emeritus of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU Mankato), where he taught Creative writing – fiction and screenwriting – as well as adolescent literature. Davis, who has been a high school English teacher and a wrestling coach, is the author of three novels for young adults: Vision Quest (1979), Mysterious Ways (1984), and If Rock & Roll Were a Machine (1992). He has also written Presenting Chris Crutcher, a biography of the respected young-adult author.
John Irving called Vision Quest "the truest novel about growing up since Catcher in the Rye," and said, "it's a better novel about wrestling, and wrestlers, than The World According to Garp."
Vision Quest was made into a 1985 movie of the same title, starring Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino.
Early life
Terry Davis was born and raised in Spokane. The son of a housewife and a sales executive, Davis excelled at Shadle Park High School as a wrestler and basketball player, then studied English at Eastern Washington University where he met fellow student Chris Crutcher – a year his senior.
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Famous quotes by Terry Davis:
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Tarde Vazia
by: Ira!(Edgard Scandurra) - 1990
Pela janela vejo fumaça, vejo pessoas.
Na rua os carros, no ceu o sol e a chuva.
O telefone tocou.
Na mente fantasias...
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
E me valeu o dia.
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
E me valeu o dia.
Pela janela vejo fumaça, vejo pessoas.
Na rua os carros, no ceu o sol e a chuva.
O telefone tocou.
Na mente fantasias...
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
Na mente fantasia.
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
Na mente fantasia.
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
E me valeu o dia. Valeu o dia, valeu o dia!
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
Na mente fantasia. Na mente fantasia, na mente fantasia!
Podia ter muitas garotas, mas você é diferente.
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
E me valeu o dia. Valeu o dia, valeu o dia!
Na mente fantasia, na mente fantasia!
Cantando a melodia, cantando a melodia!
Você me ligou naquela tarde vazia,
E me valeu o dia. Valeu o dia!
"Alo?"