| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso: For when I looked on my kingdom lost,
It was a grief, a death, an hell almost.
LV
"My steeds drew on the burden of my limbs,
But still my locks, my thoughts, drew back as fast,
So fare the men, that from the heaven's brims,
Far out to sea, by sudden storm are cast;
Swift o'er the grass the rolling chariot swims,
Through ways unknown, all night, all day we haste,
At last, nigh tired, a castle strong we fand,
The utmost border of my native land.
|
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Intentions by Oscar Wilde: Here, as elsewhere, practice must, precede perfection. But in
modern days while the fashion of writing poetry has become far too
common, and should, if possible, be discouraged, the fashion of
lying has almost fallen into disrepute. Many a young man starts in
life with a natural gift for exaggeration which, if nurtured in
congenial and sympathetic surroundings, or by the imitation of the
best models, might grow into something really great and wonderful.
But, as a rule, he comes to nothing. He either falls into careless
habits of accuracy - '
CYRIL. My dear fellow!
VIVIAN. Please don't interrupt in the middle of a sentence. 'He
|
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Emma McChesney & Co. by Edna Ferber: "We spoke of you but last night. And now you come to win the
wager, yes?" He smiled, but shook his head.
"Yes," replied Emma McChesney. And tried to smile, too.
Senor Pages waved a hand toward the outer office.
"She is with you, this business friend who is also so
charming?"
"Oh, yes," said Emma McChesney, "she's--she's with me."
Then, as he made a motion toward the push-button, which would
summon the secretary: "No, don't do that! Wait a minute!"
From her bag she drew her business card, presented it. "Read
that first."
Emma McChesney & Co. |
