| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: darkness could not have been more uncanny. He had
wondered vaguely while the quarrel with his wife was
progressing, what had become of his mother. As
the fight had reached its height, he had forgotten her.
She looked at him, blinking her eyes and trying to
smile.
"Where the devil have you been, old gal?" he asked nervously.
"Nowhere," she answered evasively.
"You've been mighty quiet on the trip anyhow. I
see you've brought something back from nowhere."
Nance glanced down at the jug she carried in her
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: instead of natives. Nine times out of ten it's an Irish-American
lad that is engineering the scheme. This time it happens to be
Mickey O'Halloran, an old friend of mine. I'm going to put it up
to Mick to find a way."
"But it isn't any affair of his. He won't do it, will he?"
"Oh, I thought I told you he was Irish."
"Well?"
"And spoiling for trouble, of course. Is it likely he could keep
his fist out of the hive when there's such a gem of a chance to
get stung?"
It had been Frank's suggestion that they choose rooms at a hotel
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Symposium by Plato: certainly know of you what you only think of me--there is the difference.
COMPANION: I see, Apollodorus, that you are just the same--always speaking
evil of yourself, and of others; and I do believe that you pity all
mankind, with the exception of Socrates, yourself first of all, true in
this to your old name, which, however deserved, I know not how you
acquired, of Apollodorus the madman; for you are always raging against
yourself and everybody but Socrates.
APOLLODORUS: Yes, friend, and the reason why I am said to be mad, and out
of my wits, is just because I have these notions of myself and you; no
other evidence is required.
COMPANION: No more of that, Apollodorus; but let me renew my request that
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