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Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.


Robertson Davies


#ashamed #author #belief #boundaries #critics

Then I heard your voice as clear as day, And you told me I should concentrate, It was all so strange, And so surreal, That a ghost should be so practical. Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight, And my body was bruised and I was set alight, But you came over me like some holy rite, And although I was burning, You're the only light Only if for a night


Florence Welch


#florence-and-the-machine #lyrics #death

In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed.


Alan Dundes


#anthropology #course #folklore #forms #genres

They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method.


Alan Dundes


#above #also #analysis #based #collect

Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.


Harriet Tubman


#call #colored #every #every time #friends

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.


Albert Einstein


#colored #deceptive #events #memory #today

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.


Dwight D. Eisenhower


#american citizens #anywhere #citizens #constituted #courts

I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music. Drums 'n' bass is pretty exciting and I'd love to explore it.


Keith Emerson


#classical #country #country music #drums #exciting

We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere.


Eliot Engel


#brighter future #conference #established #explore #freedom

You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively.


Colin Farrell


#anything #conducive #creatively #different #different takes






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