| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald: mother would wonder why he didn't make a club and increase his
allowance ... simple little nut....
Through the smoke and the air of solemn, dense earnestness that
filled the room would come the inevitable helpless cry:
"I don't get it! Repeat that, Mr. Rooney!" Most of them were so
stupid or careless that they wouldn't admit when they didn't
understand, and Amory was of the latter. He found it impossible
to study conic sections; something in their calm and tantalizing
respectability breathing defiantly through Mr. Rooney's fetid
parlors distorted their equations into insoluble anagrams. He
made a last night's effort with the proverbial wet towel, and
This Side of Paradise |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: accountings of the States of Holland."
"In that case," said the Marquis, "you are only reduced to good
marching order. As for the pay, let us once have victory--
victory, Major, and your wishes, and all our wishes, shall be
amply fulfilled. Meantime, help yourself to another cup of
wine."
"To your Excellency's health," said the Major, filling a cup to
the brim, to show the zeal with which he drank the toast, "and
victory over all our enemies, and particularly over Argyle! I
hope to twitch another handful from his board myself--I have had
one pluck at it already."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: la morsure de tes petites dents. Mordez un tout petit morceau de ce
fruit, et ensuite je mangerai ce qui reste.
SALOME. Je n'ai pas faim, tetrarque.
HERODE [e Herodias] Voile comme vous l'avez elevee, votre fille.
HERODIAS. Ma fille et moi, nous descendons d'une race royale.
Quant e toi, ton grand-pere gardait des chameaux! Aussi, c'etait un
voleur!
HERODE. Tu mens!
HERODIAS. Tu sais bien que c'est la verite.
HERODE. Salome, viens t'asseoir pres de moi. Je te donnerai le
trone de ta mere.
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