| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from To-morrow by Joseph Conrad: her back on the window and waited, watching the
shape, of which the footfalls seemed the most mate-
rial part. The light fell on a tilted hat; a power-
ful shoulder, that seemed to cleave the darkness;
on a leg stepping out. He swung about and stood
still, facing the illuminated parlour window at her
back, turning his head from side to side, laughing
softly to himself.
"Just fancy, for a minute, the old man's beard
stuck on to my chin. Hey? Now say. I was the
very spit of him from a boy."
To-morrow |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche: the sake of his good name?
93. In affability there is no hatred of men, but precisely on
that account a great deal too much contempt of men.
94. The maturity of man--that means, to have reacquired the
seriousness that one had as a child at play.
95. To be ashamed of one's immorality is a step on the ladder at
the end of which one is ashamed also of one's morality.
96. One should part from life as Ulysses parted from Nausicaa--
blessing it rather than in love with it.
97. What? A great man? I always see merely the play-actor of his
own ideal.
Beyond Good and Evil |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: "It is beautiful, is it not?" said D'Artagnan.
"Yes," said Athos, "magnificent. I did not think two
sapphires of such a fine water existed. Have you traded it
for your diamond?"
"No. It is a gift from my beautiful Englishwoman, or rather
Frenchwoman--for I am convinced she was born in France,
though I have not questioned her."
"That ring comes from Milady?" cried Athos, with a voice in
which it was easy to detect strong emotion.
"Her very self; she gave it me last night. Here it is,"
replied D'Artagnan, taking it from his finger.
The Three Musketeers |
