I write against violence. I write against fascism. I write against one person dominating another.
Timothy FindleyThink 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 FindleyThere are no beginnings, not even to stories. There are only places where you make an entrance into someone else's life and either stay or turn and go away.
Timothy FindleyIn 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 and there is only rain. And I intend to leave this place - because it is intolerant of light. Somewhere - there must be somewhere where darkness and light are reconciled. So I am starting a rumour, here and now, of yet another world. I don't know when it will present itself - I don't know where it will be. But - as with all those other worlds now past when it is ready, I intend to go there.
Timothy Findley