| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence: like the impressionists; rather definite figures that had a certain
luminous quality, like some of Michael Angelo's people. And these
he fitted into a landscape, in what he thought true proportion.
He worked a great deal from memory, using everybody he knew.
He believed firmly in his work, that it was good and valuable.
In spite of fits of depression, shrinking, everything, he believed
in his work.
He was twenty-four when he said his first confident thing
to his mother.
"Mother," he said, "I s'll make a painter that they'll attend to."
She sniffed in her quaint fashion. It was like a half-pleased
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Alcibiades I by Plato: ALCIBIADES: Very true.
SOCRATES: Then, Alcibiades, the result may be expressed in the language of
Euripides. I think that you have heard all this 'from yourself, and not
from me'; nor did I say this, which you erroneously attribute to me, but
you yourself, and what you said was very true. For indeed, my dear fellow,
the design which you meditate of teaching what you do not know, and have
not taken any pains to learn, is downright insanity.
ALCIBIADES: But, Socrates, I think that the Athenians and the rest of the
Hellenes do not often advise as to the more just or unjust; for they see no
difficulty in them, and therefore they leave them, and consider which
course of action will be most expedient; for there is a difference between
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: passion for causes celebres. And this promises to be one. Of
course it's out of our line entirely--we never touch criminal
cases. But she wanted to consult me as a friend. Ashgrove was a
distant connection of my wife's. And, by Jove, it IS a queer
case!" The servant re-entered, and Ascham snapped his lips shut.
Would the gentlemen have their coffee in the dining-room?
"No--serve it in the library," said Granice, rising. He led the
way back to the curtained confidential room. He was really
curious to hear what Ascham had to tell him.
While the coffee and cigars were being served he fidgeted about
the library, glancing at his letters--the usual meaningless notes
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