| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: wounds. At the same time he kept keen watch.
The Indians' burros and the horses of the raiders were all out
of sight. Time was too valuable for Gale to use any in what might
be a vain search. Therefore, he lifted the Yaqui upon Sol's broad
shoulders and climbed into the saddle. At a word Sol dropped
his head and started eastward up the trail, walking swiftly,
without resentment for his double burden.
Far ahead, between two huge mesas where the trail mounted over
a pass, a long line of dust clouds marked the position of the horses
that had escaped from the corral. Those that had been stolen would
travel straight and true for home, and perhaps would lead the others
Desert Gold |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad: fact."
"Aha!" I said.
"No! No! The truth is that one must not make
too much of anything in life, good or bad."
"Live at half-speed," I murmured perversely.
"Not everybody can do that."
"You'll be glad enough presently if you can keep
going even at that rate," he retorted with his air of
conscious virtue. "And there's another thing: a
man should stand up to his bad luck, to his mis-
takes, to his conscience and all that sort of thing.
The Shadow Line |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: grow faster. In dealing with such a strange individual there was
nothing for it but prompt obedience. I therefore rushed after him.
CHAPTER II.
A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED AT ANY PRICE
That study of his was a museum, and nothing else. Specimens of
everything known in mineralogy lay there in their places in perfect
order, and correctly named, divided into inflammable, metallic, and
lithoid minerals.
How well I knew all these bits of science! Many a time, instead of
enjoying the company of lads of my own age, I had preferred dusting
these graphites, anthracites, coals, lignites, and peats! And there
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
