| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy: course of conduct with regard to the other sex which is
incompatible with strict morality, and that this dissoluteness is
pardoned generally. Both parents and the government, in
consequence of this view, may be said to wink at profligacy, and
even in the last resource to encourage its practice. I am of
opinion that this is not right.
It is not possible that the health of one class should
necessitate the ruin of another, and, in consequence, it is our
first duty to turn a deaf ear to such an essential immoral
doctrine, no matter how strongly society may have established or
law protected it. Moreover, it needs to be fully recognized that
The Kreutzer Sonata |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: "Most irregular. He should be in the firehouse. You know the
orders."
"Oh, for God's sake, Henry! The lady would freeze in that barn."
"Oh, all right, all right! It's your responsibility."
"I assure you, gentlemen," said Rhett, turning to them but still
keeping a grip on Scarlett's shoulders, "my--sister hasn't brought
me any saws or files to help me escape."
They all laughed and, as they did, Scarlett looked quickly about
her. Good Heavens, was she going to have to talk to Rhett before
six Yankee officers! Was he so dangerous a prisoner they wouldn't
let him out of their sight? Seeing her anxious glance, the nice
Gone With the Wind |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from In the Cage by Henry James: told him.
"Have you seen him since?"
"Since the night in the Park? No, not once."
"Oh, what a cad!" said Mr. Mudge.
CHAPTER XX
It was not till the end of October that she saw Captain Everard
again, and on that occasion--the only one of all the series on
which hindrance had been so utter--no communication with him proved
possible. She had made out even from the cage that it was a
charming golden day: a patch of hazy autumn sunlight lay across
the sanded floor and also, higher up, quickened into brightness a
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