| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Sunday school I asked Miss Rogerson--because Mrs. Lynde was
too far away--to show me your pew. I sat just as still as
I could and the text was Revelations, third chapter, second
and third verses. It was a very long text. If I was a
minister I'd pick the short, snappy ones. The sermon was
awfully long, too. I suppose the minister had to match it
to the text. I didn't think he was a bit interesting. The
trouble with him seems to be that he hasn't enough imagination.
I didn't listen to him very much. I just let my thoughts
run and I thought of the most surprising things."
Marilla felt helplessly that all this should be sternly
Anne of Green Gables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Peter Pan by James M. Barrie: "What is he like? Is he big?"
"He is not so big as he was."
"How do you mean?"
"I cut off a bit of him."
"You!"
"Yes, me," said Peter sharply.
"I wasn't meaning to be disrespectful."
"Oh, all right."
"But, I say, what bit?"
"His right hand."
"Then he can't fight now?"
Peter Pan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: He lunged forward sharply with the gaff, and shouted aloud: "I got
him--grab holt his tail flippers, you fool swabs; grab holt quick--
don't you leggo--got him there, Charlie? If he gets away, you
swine, I'll rip y' open with the gaff--heave now--heave--there--
there--soh, stand clear his nippers. Strike me! he's a whacker.
I thought he was going to get away. Saw me just as I swung the
gaff, an' ducked his nut."
Over the side, bundled without ceremony into the boat, clawing,
thrashing, clattering, and blowing like the exhaust of a donkey-
engine, tumbled the great green turtle, his wet, green shield of
shell three feet from edge to edge, the gaff firmly transfixed in
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