| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: terrible death which rests against all who return from the Valley Dor.
"For a time I could not believe the heresies which I heard,
and I prayed that my daughter Thuvia might have died before she
ever committed the sacrilege of returning to the outer world.
But then my father's love asserted itself, and I vowed that I
would prefer eternal damnation to further separation from her
if she could be found.
"So I sent emissaries to Helium, and to the court of Xodar,
Jeddak of the First Born, and to him who now rules those of the
The Warlord of Mars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum: 201 In the Jackdaw's Nest
"This," said the Gump, in a squeaky voice not at all proportioned to the
size of its great body, "is the most novel experience I ever heard of. The
last thing I remember distinctly is walking through the forest and hearing a
loud noise. Something probably killed me then, and it certainly ought to
have been the end of me. Yet here I am, alive again, with four monstrous
wings and a body which I venture to say would make any respectable animal or
fowl weep with shame to own. What does it all mean? Am I a Gump, or am I a
juggernaut?" The creature, as it spoke, wiggled its chin whiskers in a very
comical manner.
"You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it. And we have
The Marvelous Land of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: I have a peculiar way of receiving him. I must say," he continued,
"that they came up to the mark much sooner than I expected.
I don't understand it, they must have had to turn the screw pretty tight.
It's a tribute to your millions."
"Well, it's the most precious one they have ever received," said Newman.
He was turning away when Valentin stopped him, looking at him with
a brilliant, softly-cynical glance. "I should like to know whether,
within a few days, you have seen your venerable friend M. Nioche."
"He was yesterday at my rooms," Newman answered.
"What did he tell you?"
"Nothing particular."
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