Timothy Findley

Timothy Findley

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Biography

Timothy Irving Frederick Findley was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.

"... too much brooding, not enough doing."

Timothy Findley

"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 hay...All those summer days-scouring the banks of the Avon for smooth, round stones-scaring up ducks and foxes-kingfishers-swallows...somebody's dog...Oh, God-I want it back. Throwing stones that never reached the other shore. And the games-the games-the games, and all my friends..."

Timothy Findley