| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from McTeague by Frank Norris: it would never stop.
"Say, Doctor," asked Heise, "what's the best thing to do?"
"Huh?" answered McTeague. "What--what do you mean? What is
it?"
"What'll we do to stop this bleeding here?"
McTeague did not answer, but looked intently at the blood-
stained bosom of his shirt.
"Mac," cried Trina, her face close to his, "tell us
something--the best thing we can do to stop your ear
bleeding."
"Collodium," said the dentist.
McTeague |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: mercifully brief, and then the natural rebellion over, the old peace
returned more beautiful than ever. With the wreck of her frail body,
Beth's soul grew strong, and though she said little, those about her
felt that she was ready, saw that the first pilgrim called was likewise
the fittest, and waited with her on the shore, trying to see the
Shining Ones coming to receive her when she crossed the river.
Jo never left her for an hour since Beth had said "I feel
stronger when you are here." She slept on a couch in the room,
waking often to renew the fire, to feed, lift, or wait upon the
patient creature who seldom asked for anything, and `tried not to
be a trouble'. All day she haunted the room, jealous of any other
Little Women |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: be found. I took its greater uncertainty as a fair risk. I came
up very keen, not doubting that the really hard and steady
industry that had carried me through Wimblehurst would go on
still in the new surroundings.
Only from the very first it didn't....
When I look back now at my Wimblehurst days, I still find myself
surprised at the amount of steady grinding study, of strenuous
self-discipline that I maintained throughout my apprenticeship.
In many ways I think that time was the most honourable period in
my life. I wish I could say with a certain mind that my motives
in working so well were large and honourable too. To a certain
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