| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Muse of the Department by Honore de Balzac: Why should I bless him? Or why thank Him, since
He might have made me handsome, rich, a prince--
And I am poor and plain?
ETIENNE LOUSTEAU.
September 1836, Chateau d'Anzy.
"And you have written those verses since yesterday?" cried Clagny in a
suspicious tone.
"Dear me, yes, as I was following the game; it is only too evident! I
would gladly have done something better for madame."
"The verses are exquisite!" cried Dinah, casting up her eyes to
heaven.
The Muse of the Department |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: extinguished my love effectually, and so I'm at my ease. I can
recollect yet how I loved him; and can dimly imagine that I could
still be loving him, if - no, no! Even if he had doted on me, the
devilish nature would have revealed its existence somehow.
Catherine had an awfully perverted taste to esteem him so dearly,
knowing him so well. Monster! would that he could be blotted out
of creation, and out of my memory!'
'Hush, hush! He's a human being,' I said. 'Be more charitable:
there are worse men than he is yet!'
'He's not a human being,' she retorted; 'and he has no claim on my
charity. I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death,
Wuthering Heights |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: naturally be; and could the divine Henrietta but hear your
generous wishes for her happiness, all gentle as is her mind, I
have not a doubt but that she would pity your affection and
endeavour to return it." "Oh! Cousin answered he, do not
endeavour to raise my hopes by such flattering assurances. No, I
cannot hope to please this angel of a Woman, and the only thing
which remains for me to do, is to die." "True Love is ever
desponding replied I, but I my dear Tom will give you even
greater hopes of conquering this fair one's heart, than I have
yet given you, by assuring you that I watched her with the
strictest attention during the whole day, and could plainly
Love and Friendship |
