| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: was about to give up in despair, when Blix, at the end of her
patience, took the bottle from him and pushed in the cork with her
finger.
"Wine, music, literature, and feasting," observed Condy. "We're
getting regularly luxurious, just like Sardine-apalus."
But Condy himself had suddenly entered into an atmosphere of
happiness, the like of which he had never known or dreamed of
before. He loved Blix--he had just discovered it. He loved her
because she was so genuine, so radiantly fresh and strong; loved
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Poems of Goethe, Bowring, Tr. by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Who, when at home and in bed, could scarcely endure their sad ailments,
Lying there on the ground, all sighing and groaning in anguish,
Stifled by clouds of dust, and scorch'd by the fierce sun of summer.
Then replied in tones of compassion the sensitive landlord
Hermann I trust will find them and give them refreshment and clothing.
I should unwillingly see them: I grieve at the eight of such sorrow.
Touch'd by the earliest news of the sad extent of the suffering,
Hastily sent we a trifle from out of our superabundance,
Just to comfort a few, and then our minds were more easy.
Now let us cease to discourse on such a sorrowful subject,
For men's hearts are easily overshadow'd by terror,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from 'Twixt Land & Sea by Joseph Conrad: into the manner of their casual meetings in old Nelson's bungalow.
They ignored each other's existence - Heemskirk moodily; Jasper,
with a perfectly colourless quietness.
"What's going on in that river you've just come out of?" asked the
lieutenant straight away.
"I know nothing of the troubles, if you mean that," Jasper
answered. "I've landed there half a cargo of rice, for which I got
nothing in exchange, and went away. There's no trade there now,
but they would have been starving in another week - if I hadn't
turned up."
"Meddling! English meddling! And suppose the rascals don't
'Twixt Land & Sea |
