| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: darkness. Lawson crossed the threshold, the door closed, and
all was dark again outside. Not a ray of light escaped from the
window.
Little doubt there was that his talk with Longstreth would be
interesting to Duane. He tiptoed to the door and listened, but
could hear only a murmur of voices. Besides, that position was
too risky. He went round the corner of the house.
This side of the big adobe house was of much older construction
than the back and larger part. There was a narrow passage
between the houses, leading from the outside through to the
patio.
The Lone Star Ranger |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot: Looking into the heart of light, the silence.
_Od' und leer das Meer._
Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante,
Had a bad cold, nevertheless
Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe,
With a wicked pack of cards. Here, said she,
Is your card, the drowned Phoenician Sailor,
(Those are pearls that were his eyes. Look!)
Here is Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks,
The lady of situations. 50
Here is the man with three staves, and here the Wheel,
The Waste Land |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: not enough. It does not wipe out the past, I know that. But at
least it makes the future better, better for you, mother.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. I refuse to marry Lord Illingworth.
GERALD. If he came to you himself and asked you to be his wife you
would give him a different answer. Remember, he is my father.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. If he came himself, which he will not do, my
answer would be the same. Remember I am your mother.
GERALD. Mother, you make it terribly difficult for me by talking
like that; and I can't understand why you won't look at this matter
from the right, from the only proper standpoint. It is to take
away the bitterness out of your life, to take away the shadow that
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