The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: of triumph.
MRS. ALLONBY. They are uninteresting then.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. How tantalising you are! [A pause.]
MRS. ALLONBY. Lord Illingworth, there is one thing I shall always
like you for.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. Only one thing? And I have so many bad
qualities.
MRS. ALLONBY. Ah, don't be too conceited about them. You may lose
them as you grow old.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. I never intend to grow old. The soul is born
old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
|
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The girl looked up at him in gratitude.
"He is not dead, Sing? He will live?" she cried.
"I don't care about anything else, Sing, if you will
only make him live."
"Him live. Gettem lilee flesh wounds. Las all."
"What do you mean by saying that he is not a monster?"
demanded von Horn.
"You waitee, you dam flool," cried Sing. "I tellee
lot more I know. You waitee I flixee him, and then,
by God, I flixee you."
Von Horn took a menacing step toward the Chinaman,
The Monster Men |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum: great deal of attention to his queer companions; and perhaps he was
wise to do this, because he could eat at any other time.
The feasting and merrymaking continued until late in the evening,
when they separated to meet again the next morning and take part
in the birthday celebration, to which this royal banquet was merely
the introduction.
24. The Birthday Celebration
A clear, perfect day, with a gentle breeze and a sunny sky, greeted
Princess Ozma as she wakened next morning, the anniversary of her
birth. While it was yet early all the city was astir and crowds of
people came from all parts of the Land of Oz to witness the
The Road to Oz |