| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Research Magnificent by H. G. Wells: of inappropriate stuff to review," he remarked.
And then he was denouncing celibacy.
The transition wasn't very clear to Benham. His mind had been
preoccupied by the problem of how to open his own large project.
Meanwhile Prothero got, as it were, the conversational bit between
his teeth and bolted. He began to say the most shocking things
right away, so that Benham's attention was caught in spite of
himself.
"Inflammatory classics."
"What's that?"
"Celibacy, my dear Benham, is maddening me," said Prothero. "I
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: one cared to cross. No one could be more dominating than stout
Mrs. Merriwether, more imperious than frail Mrs. Elsing, more
artful in securing her own ends than the silver-haired sweet-voiced
Mrs. Whiting. But no matter what devices these ladies employed in
order to get their own way, they were always feminine devices.
They made a point of being deferential to men's opinions, whether
they were guided by them or not. They had the politeness to appear
to be guided by what men said, and that was what mattered. But
Scarlett was guided by no one but herself and was conducting her
affairs in a masculine way which had the whole town talking about
her.
Gone With the Wind |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde: I smote the treacherous villain to the heart
With this same dagger, which by chance I found
Within the chamber.
DUCHESS
[rising from her seat]
Oh!
GUIDO
[hurriedly]
I killed the Duke.
Now, my Lord Justice, if I may crave a boon,
Suffer me not to see another sun
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