| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence: "He says it'll be here on Saturday," he said.
"And how much will it be?"
"About one pound eleven," he said.
She went on washing her floor in silence.
"Is it a lot?" he asked.
"It's no more than I thought," she answered.
"An' I s'll earn eight shillings a week," he said.
She did not answer, but went on with her work. At last she said:
"That William promised me, when he went to London, as he'd give
me a pound a month. He has given me ten shillings--twice; and now I
know he hasn't a farthing if I asked him. Not that I want it.
Sons and Lovers |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: having seen you.
"Listen," he goes on. "When you and Lucy
ran away it nearly killed our grandfather. In fact,
it finally did kill him. When we got Lucy's letter
that told you were in Chicago I went up to bring
her back home. We didn't know what we were
going to do, McMakin and I, but we were both
agreed that you needed killing. And he swore
that he would marry Lucy anyhow, even--"
"MARRY HER!" sings out the doctor, "but we WERE
married."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain: "Indeed? What was that?"
"Count Luigi is a confessed assassin."
"Incredible."
"It's perfectly true. Wilson detected it in his hand, by palmistry,
and charged him with it, and cornered him up so close that he had
to confess; but both twins begged us on their knees to keep the secret,
and swore they would lead straight lives here; and it was all
so pitiful that we gave our word of honor never to expose them
while they kept the promise. You would have done it yourself, uncle."
"You are right, my boy; I would. A man's secret is still his
own property, and sacred, when it has been surprised out of him
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