| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson: contentment with the world. And what more should he desire with
either? The fat young man and his councils were so present to his
mind, that he threw back his head, and, putting his hands before
his mouth, shouted aloud to the populous heavens. Whether from the
position of his head or the sudden strain of the exertion, he
seemed to see a momentary shock among the stars, and a diffusion of
frosty light pass from one to another along the sky. At the same
instant, a corner of the blind was lifted and lowered again at
once. He laughed a loud ho-ho! 'One and another!' thought Will.
'The stars tremble, and the blind goes up. Why, before Heaven,
what a great magician I must be! Now if I were only a fool, should
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft: shimmered, and then a forky bolt flashed near at hand, as if descending
into the accursed glen itself. The sky grew very dark, and the
watchers hoped that the storm would prove a short, sharp one followed
by clear weather.
It was still gruesomely dark when, not much
over an hour later, a confused babel of voices sounded down the
road. Another moment brought to view a frightened group of more
than a dozen men, running, shouting, and even whimpering hysterically.
Someone in the lead began sobbing out words, and the Arkham men
started violently when those words developed a coherent form.
'Oh, my Gawd, my Gawd,' the voice choked out. 'It's a-goin'
The Dunwich Horror |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: had not a single objection to start. His pleasing
manners and good sense were self-evident recommendations;
and having never heard evil of him, it was not their way
to suppose any evil could be told. Goodwill supplying the
place of experience, his character needed no attestation.
"Catherine would make a sad, heedless young housekeeper
to be sure," was her mother's foreboding remark; but quick
was the consolation of there being nothing like practice.
There was but one obstacle, in short, to be mentioned;
but till that one was removed, it must be impossible for
them to sanction the engagement. Their tempers were mild,
Northanger Abbey |
