| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft: saw that they were beaten in advance, and turned from thoughts
of vengeance to thoughts of present self-preservation.
Half
the cats now seated themselves in a circular formation with the
captured Zoogs in the centre, leaving open a lane down which were
marched the additional captives rounded up by the other cats in
other parts of the wood. Terms were discussed at length, Carter
acting as interpreter, and it was decided that the Zoogs might
remain a free tribe on condition of rendering to the cats a large
tribute of grouse, quail, and pheasants from the less fabulous
parts of the forest. Twelve young Zoogs of noble families were
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving: own mind, he completely carried away the palm from the parson.
Certain it is, his voice resounded far above all the rest of the
congregation; and there are peculiar quavers still to be heard in
that church, and which may even be heard half a mile off, quite
to the opposite side of the mill-pond, on a still Sunday morning,
which are said to be legitimately descended from the nose of
Ichabod Crane. Thus, by divers little makeshifts, in that
ingenious way which is commonly denominated "by hook and by
crook," the worthy pedagogue got on tolerably enough, and was
thought, by all who understood nothing of the labor of headwork,
to have a wonderfully easy life of it.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: "Then why do you stay away so long?"
replied Catherine--finding that he waited for an answer.
"That is kind of you, however--kind and good-natured.
I shall not forget it in a hurry. But you have more good
nature and all that, than anybody living, I believe.
A monstrous deal of good nature, and it is not only
good nature, but you have so much, so much of everything;
and then you have such-- upon my soul, I do not know
anybody like you."
"Oh! dear, there are a great many people like me,
I dare say, only a great deal better. Good morning
Northanger Abbey |
