| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: "Revenez bientot, ma bonne amie, ma chere Mdlle. Jeannette," with a
kiss I set out.
The ground was hard, the air was still, my road was lonely; I walked
fast till I got warm, and then I walked slowly to enjoy and analyse
the species of pleasure brooding for me in the hour and situation.
It was three o'clock; the church bell tolled as I passed under the
belfry: the charm of the hour lay in its approaching dimness, in
the low-gliding and pale-beaming sun. I was a mile from Thornfield,
in a lane noted for wild roses in summer, for nuts and blackberries
in autumn, and even now possessing a few coral treasures in hips and
haws, but whose best winter delight lay in its utter solitude and
Jane Eyre |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: spoken to Nekhludoff outside; he was shouting with all his might
to a greyhaired convict on the other side.
When Nekhludoff found that he would have to speak in similar
conditions, a feeling of indignation against those who were able
to make and enforce these conditions arose in him; he was
surprised that, placed in such a dreadful position, no one seemed
offended at this outrage on human feelings. The soldiers, the
inspector, the prisoners themselves, acted as if acknowledging
all this to be necessary.
Nekhludoff remained in this room for about five minutes, feeling
strangely depressed, conscious of how powerless he was, and at
Resurrection |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: himself flung headlong into the arms of the "Bertha's" coolies,
and Moran, her eyes blazing, her thick braids flying, brandishing
her fist as she shouted at the top of her deep voice, "We've got
you, anyhow!"
They had taken Hoang prisoner, whether by treachery or not, Wilbur
did not exactly know; and, even if unfair means had been used, he
could not repress a feeling of delight and satisfaction as he told
himself that in the very beginning of the fight that was to follow
he and his mates had gained the first advantage.
As the action of that night's events became more and more
accelerated, Wilbur could not but notice the change in Moran. It
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