Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Brian Francis

Born: 1971 (age 55)
Bio: Brian Francis is a Canadian writer. His 2004 novel Fruit was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by novelist and CBC Radio One personality Jen Sookfong Lee.
Known for:
- Fruit: A Novel about a Boy and His Nipples (2004)
- Natural Order (2011)
- The Trail (2011)
- Merry Axmas (2013)






