| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: purchasing value of money or the deep, underground, mysterious,
incalculably powerful influence moved by gold. She could save
Stewart. She must await results--deadlocked in feeling, strained
perhaps almost beyond endurance, because the suspense would be
great; but she would allow no possibility of failure to enter her
mind.
When she went outside the car was there with Link, helmet in
hand, a cool, bright gleam in his eyes, and with Stillwell,
losing his haggard misery, beginning to respond to Madeline's
spirit.
"Link, drive Stillwell to El Cajon in time for him to catch the
The Light of Western Stars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Adam Bede by George Eliot: early morning with the packing of panels, doors, and chimney-
pieces, in a waggon which was now gone on before him, while
Jonathan Burge himself had ridden to the spot on horseback, to
await its arrival and direct the workmen.
This little walk was a rest to Adam, and he was unconsciously
under the charm of the moment. It was summer morning in his
heart, and he saw Hetty in the sunshine--a sunshine without glare,
with slanting rays that tremble between the delicate shadows of
the leaves. He thought, yesterday when he put out his hand to her
as they came out of church, that there was a touch of melancholy
kindness in her face, such as he had not seen before, and he took
Adam Bede |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: feeling of remorse. He even looked at her with a smile of
affected incredulity.
"Can you deny that you have done it?" she repeated.
With assumed tranquillity he then replied: "I have no wish of
denying that I did everything in my power to separate my friend
from your sister, or that I rejoice in my success. Towards HIM I
have been kinder than towards myself."
Elizabeth disdained the appearance of noticing this civil
reflection, but its meaning did not escape, nor was it likely to
conciliate her.
"But it is not merely this affair," she continued, "on which my
Pride and Prejudice |
