| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: 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
discover that she cherishes in her bosom though unknown to
Love and Friendship |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: the huge planes built to our special orders for heavy machinery
transportation. At intervals I still tried to reach Lake with
the wireless, but all to no purpose.
Sherman, with the sailors
Gunnarsson and Larsen, took off at 7:30, and reported a quiet
flight from several points on the wing. They arrived at our base
at midnight, and all hands at once discussed the next move. It
was risky business sailing over the antarctic in a single aeroplane
without any line of bases, but no one drew back from what seemed
like the plainest necessity. We turned in at two o’clock for a
brief rest after some preliminary loading of the plane, but were
At the Mountains of Madness |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: KING EDWARD.
Well, all but one is none.--What news with you?
AUDLEY.
I have, my liege, levied those horse and foot
According to your charge, and brought them hither.
KING EDWARD.
Then let those foot trudge hence upon those horse
According to our discharge, and be gone.--
Darby, I'll look upon the Countess' mind anon.
DERBY.
The Countess' mind, my liege?
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