| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: long as I knew I was out of the game I didn't mind.
I was even happy sitting here ragged and hungry,
listening to the fountain jump and watching the
carriages go up the avenue. But it's in reach of my
hand again now -- almost -- and I can't stand it to
wait twelve hours, Dawson -- I can't stand it.
There are fifty things that could happen to me -- I
could go blind -- I might be attacked with heart
disease -- the world might come to an end before I
could -- "
Ide sprang to his feet again, with a shriek. Peo-
The Voice of the City |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: in the corner of the cab.
"Anthony. What is he? Where did he spring from?"
"Papa, it was in the country, on a road--"
He groaned, "On a road," and closed his eyes.
"It's too long to explain to you now. We shall have lots of time.
There are things I could not tell you now. But some day. Some day.
For now nothing can part us. Nothing. We are safe as long as we
live--nothing can ever come between us."
"You are infatuated with the fellow," he remarked, without opening
his eyes. And she said: "I believe in him," in a low voice. "You
and I must believe in him."
Chance |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ebb-Tide by Stevenson & Osbourne: 'And the crew?'
'All Kanakas. Come, I see you're right, old man. I see you'll
stand by.' And the captain once more offered his hand.
'Have it your own way then,' said Herrick. 'I'll do it: a strange
thing for my father's son. But I'll do it. I'll stand by you,
man, for good or evil.'
'God bless you!' cried the captain, and stood silent. 'Herrick,'
he added with a smile, 'I believe I'd have died in my tracks, if
you'd said, No!'
And Herrick, looking at the man, half believed so also.
'And now we'll go break it to the bummer,' said Davis.
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