| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Love Songs by Sara Teasdale: III. Lessons
Unless I learn to ask no help
From any other soul but mine,
To seek no strength in waving reeds
Nor shade beneath a straggling pine;
Unless I learn to look at Grief
Unshrinking from her tear-blind eyes,
And take from Pleasure fearlessly
Whatever gifts will make me wise --
Unless I learn these things on earth,
Why was I ever given birth?
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pupil by Henry James: his preceptor burst out laughing.
"He's saving for YOU," said Pemberton. "They think of you in
everything they do."
"He might, while he's about it, save a little - " The boy paused,
and his friend waited to hear what. Then Morgan brought out oddly:
"A little reputation."
"Oh there's plenty of that. That's all right!"
"Enough of it for the people they know, no doubt. The people they
know are awful."
"Do you mean the princes? We mustn't abuse the princes."
"Why not? They haven't married Paula - they haven't married Amy.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald: than preventing it does to us that I felt futile when I argued;
finally took a position that was brilliantly neutral. In fact, I
believe Burne thought for a while that he'd converted me."
"And you say almost a third of the junior class are going to
resign?"
"Call it a fourth and be safe."
"Lordwho'd have thought it possible!"
There was a brisk knock at the door, and Burne himself came in.
"Hello, Amoryhello, Tom."
Amory rose.
"'Evening, Burne. Don't mind if I seem to rush; I'm going to
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