#readings

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

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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed. ↗

— Umberto Eco

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That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music. ↗

— David Amram

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It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings. ↗

— Ann Beattie

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We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests. ↗

— Henry Miller

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I do a lot of readings. ↗

— Paul Muldoon

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I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings. ↗

— Mary Oliver

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If there is any one truth from the legacy of the Cayce readings, it would be that there is a spiritual dimension to humans, something beyond time and space. ↗

— Henry Reed

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This outfit called Los Angeles Theatre Works does readings of plays. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

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I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

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