“ The spaces between the perceiver and the thing perceived can [...] be closed with a shout of recognition. Timothy Findley
“ My whole life is out here-the whole of my life...I'd come here naked, as a boy-straight from that river out there-throw my clothes on the floor and climb into that loft and lie there dreaming in the h… Timothy Findley
“ Think of any great man or woman. How can you separate them from the years in which they lived? You can't. Their greatness lies in their response to that moment. Timothy Findley
“ In the dark that followed - Lucy said; where I was born, the trees were always in the sun. And I left that place because it was intolerant of rain. Now, we are here in a place where there are no trees… Timothy Findley
“ I've never met—have you?—a truly sophisticated man. World-weary and discreet—of course. But never sophisticated. Timothy Findley
“ You will live when you live. No one else can ever live your life and no one else will ever know what you know... Timothy Findley
“ I can't work in a house where there's saints. The minute there's saints, the devil sends messengers Timothy Findley
“ So far, you have read of the deaths of 557,017 people – one of whom was killed by a streetcar, one of whom died of bronchitis and one of whom died in a barn with her rabbits. Timothy Findley
“ He took his aim. His arm wavered. His eyes burned with sweat. Why didn't someone come and jump on his back and make him stop?He fired.A chair fell over in his mind. Timothy Findley
“ Only one deaf God, who cannot see, remains—claiming all of creation as His own. If people would invest one hundredth of their devotion to this God in the living brothers and sisters amongst whom they… Timothy Findley
“ Mrs Ross adjusted her veil but did not put the flask away... 'Why is this happening to us, Davenport? What does it mean - to kill your children? Kill them and then go in there and sing about it! What… Timothy Findley
“ Frederick?Had she really spoken? Certainly she'd tried, but her voice had failed to materialize and all she heard was the sound of her nightgown ripping as Frederick pulled it over her head and threw… Timothy Findley
