| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Dracula by Bram Stoker: It was just an ordinary knock, such as is given hourly by thousands
of gentlemen, but it made the Professor's heart and mine beat loudly.
We looked at each other, and together moved out into the hall.
We each held ready to use our various armaments,
the spiritual in the left hand, the mortal in the right.
Van Helsing pulled back the latch, and holding the door half open,
stood back, having both hands ready for action. The gladness
of our hearts must have shown upon our faces when on the step,
close to the door, we saw Lord Godalming and Quincey Morris.
They came quickly in and closed the door behind them,
the former saying, as they moved along the hall.
Dracula |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: the camp except to those whom he mentions.--PIETER RETIEF."
So the messenger departed at dawn, and in due course delivered my letter
to Marie.
The next day was Sunday. In the morning I went to call upon the
Reverend Mr. Owen, the missionary, who was very glad to see me. He
informed me that Dingaan was in good mind towards us, and had been
asking him if he would write the treaty ceding the land which the Boers
wanted. I stopped for service at the huts of Mr. Owen, and then
returned to the camp. In the afternoon Dingaan celebrated a great war
dance for us to witness, in which about twelve thousand soldiers took
part.
Marie |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: YORK.
An if I wist he did,--but let it rest;
Other affairs must now be managed.
[Exeunt all but Exeter.]
EXETER.
Well didst thou, Richard, to suppress thy voice;
For, had the passions of thy heart burst out,
I fear we should have seen decipher'd there
More rancorous spite, more furious raging broils,
Than yet can be imagined or supposed.
But howsoe'er, no simple man that sees
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