| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Passion in the Desert by Honore de Balzac: However rapid her spring might be, however slippery the stone she was
on, she would always stop short at the word "Mignonne."
One day, in a bright midday sun, an enormous bird coursed through the
air. The man left his panther to look at his new guest; but after
waiting a moment the deserted sultana growled deeply.
"My goodness! I do believe she's jealous," he cried, seeing her eyes
become hard again; "the soul of Virginie has passed into her body;
that's certain."
The eagle disappeared into the air, while the soldier admired the
curved contour of the panther.
But there was such youth and grace in her form! she was beautiful as a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: SECOND SOLDAT. Je vous prie, princesse, de ne pas nous demander
cela.
SALOME. Vous me faites attendre.
PREMIER SOLDAT. Princesse, nos vies vous appartiennent, mais nous
ne pouvons pas faire ce que vous nous demandez . . . Enfin, ce n'est
pas e nous qu'il faut vous adresser.
SALOME [regardant le jeune Syrien] Ah!
LE PAGE D'HERODIAS. Oh! qu'est-ce qu'il va arriver? Je suis sur
qu'il va arriver un malheur.
SALOME [s'approchant du jeune Syrien] Vous ferez cela pour moi,
n'est-ce pas, Narraboth? Vous ferez cela pour moi? J'ai toujours
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: woman, with her hair in a plait and a case in her hand (Minta had
described her gratefully, almost admiringly), who went to meetings and
shared Paul's views (they had got more and more pronounced) about the
taxation of land values and a capital levy. Far from breaking up the
marriage, that alliance had righted it. They were excellent friends,
obviously, as he sat on the road and she handed him his tools.
So that was the story of the Rayleys, Lily thought. She imagined
herself telling it to Mrs Ramsay, who would be full of curiosity to
know what had become of the Rayleys. She would feel a little
triumphant, telling Mrs Ramsay that the marriage had not been a
success.
To the Lighthouse |
