Comments for Paul Quarrington

Comment on “Are You Ready”, a song by Paul Quarrington, Martin Worthy, and Dan Hill by Colin Lawrie

Colin Lawrie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:47:57 +0000

Good bye Paul! You were a blast in high school. Go VP! Loved your humour, songs, and writing. I enjoyed how you incorporated our neighbourhood and teacher’s into your writing. Say hi to Phil and see you in 30 years.

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by Lilla Csorgo

Lilla Csorgo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:22:30 +0000

Much has been said about Paul’s wide-ranging talent and the largness of his spirit – all of it very true. I want to add to that his enormous generosity as a mentor. I worked with him last year through the Humber writers’ program. Not only was his input invaluable, but he wrote a letter of recommendation for me between two hospital visits, one of them for a heart attack. I’m still flabbergasted.

Comment on Don McKeller: Video Telegram to Paul Quarrington by Steve

Steve — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:43:01 +0000

You’ve spelled his last name wrong! It’s spelled McKellar.

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by maury chaykin

maury chaykin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:47:17 +0000

Paul is a giant talent gentle and funny and he has left us much too soon.

Comment on Alistair McLeod: Video Telegram to Paul Quarrington by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:05:09 +0000

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Comment on Peter Lynch: Video Telegram to Paul Quarrington by Designing Memories | books@torontoist

Designing Memories | books@torontoist — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:52:29 +0000

[...] the CBC, the Globe, the Star and Maclean’s and loving video tributes from Michael Ondaatje, Peter Lynch,?Jim Cuddy and others from the books, film and music communities on Quarrington’s website. [...]

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by Harriet Waterman

Harriet Waterman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:49:26 +0000

To Paul’s family and friends from his high school buddies at Victoria Park Secondary School. Memories go back to Brock University with our high school dance band, our group are now lawyers, doctors, engineers and successful international artists such as Paul was and Dan Hill is. He was always a bright light of happiness and talent, team player and just wonderful person. He will be greatly missed by a very large community.

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by John L'Ecuyer

John L'Ecuyer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:40:05 +0000

In a short two years you became an easy friend I respect so much – After interviewing twelve cantankerous know-it-all writers (and a few nice but not right ones) Julie Lacey of Shaftesbury brought you in to meet for my series ‘Notebooks On Euphoria’ (Soon to become OUR series) – you looked like my Dad in his younger years, you were kind, funny and cool – I didnt think they made guys like you in Ontario – I was instantly sold – We were now co-writing (Although you did so much!)

You were challenging, hard headed but fair and sure and clear in your ideas and thoughts without the insecurity so many others have – you also had the confidence to work with surprises and changes which is uncommon and so needed here in our Canadian TV industry that is only comfortable in – how shall I say – ‘narrow banding as opposed to broad’ – it takes creativity to work that way

RARE!

I really pray we get this show all the way made so your words will echo in yet another discipline you mastered

Its been intense, living in your house for four months this summer, the show, the meetings, writing sessions on your boat, the diagnosis and the rapid decline last week – you taught me a lot and pulled me from a dark cloud I was lost in since my Mothers passing.

I love you Paul and I miss you like fucking crazy!!

I know I see you everywhere – in children pulled from the rubble in Haiti, in the survival of a feral cat I feed, and in my motoring on – thank you for being a real man

Thank you for inspiring me to work at that myself – if I reach half your level I would be thrilled and a king

I miss you Paul, I miss you

Love John

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by StephR

StephR — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:10:23 +0000

I got to meet Paul through the Humber School for Writers where he was a mentor/instructor and I was a student.

One day during the 2008 Humber summer workshop, Paul was walking past when he overheard me talking to fellow Humber instructor Richard Scrimger about going back to school to for an MFA in creative writing. I had been obsessing over the idea for years; it was a constant source of distraction for me.

Paul, who had read some of my work, stopped, turned, looked at me with mild annoyance and said, “Don’t go back to school! Just WRITE your book!”
With that, he walked away.

Pretty soon after that I made a decision to go full steam ahead with my writing. Only time will tell if I made the right choice, but I have a feeling I’m on the right track.

I am so sad today, thinking about the big hole that has been left in the universe by his passing. I would have liked to have had a chance to know him better; but as I read these tributes I realize he made everyone feel that way, and that I would have had to get into a long, long line.

Comment on Tributes for Paul Quarrington by S. Outram

S. Outram — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:36:10 +0000

So saddened to hear of Paul Quarrington’s passing. I greatly enjoyed his fiction, especially Life of Hope, King Leary – I don’t know why people always overlook them for Whale Music -maybe because it’s more American? I also knew of his performances with the Continental Drift ( the m ost overlooked band in North American history), and remember seeing him hanging out with his brother and some of the guys from the band at the clubs – they were a good-hearted bunch – a rare thing.

Somehow I see him skating along a beautiful frozen river in heaven, wearing well worn leather hockey skates.
He is gone from us much too soon.