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Nothing so completely verifies our perception of a thing as our killing of it.

Timothy Findley

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Timothy Findley
Age: 71 †
Born: 1930
Born: October 30
Died: 2002
Died: June 20
Actor
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
City of Toronto
Timothy Irving Frederick Findley
Nothing
Thing
Verifies
Verify
Killing
Perception
Completely

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