When John Ryder, for instance, writes "I utter valediction to the author of my being," he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.


How to Be a Collector (1995).

Robertson Davies Quotes

When John Ryder, for instance, writes I utter valediction to the author of my being, he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.

When John Ryder, for instance, writes I utter valediction to the author of my being, he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.

When John Ryder, for instance, writes I utter valediction to the author of my being, he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.

When John Ryder, for instance, writes I utter valediction to the author of my being, he means simply that he said goodbye to his mother.