Everyone who’s born has come from the sea. Your mother’s womb is just a sea in small. And birds come of seas on eggs. Horses lie in the sea before they’re born. The placenta is the sea. Your blood is the sea continued in your veins. We are the ocean — walking on the land.

His writing was typical of the Southern Ontario Gothic style — Findley in fact first invented its name — and was heavily influenced by Jungian psychology. Findley was also an active mentor to a number of young Canadian writers including Marnie Woodrow and Elizabeth Ruth. Ont (October 30 1930 - June 21 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright.

He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy an acronym of his initials. Ont (October 30 1930 - June 21 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright. Timothy Irving Frederick Findley OC O.