Soft Negative Imperative

Famous quotes containing the words soft, negative and/or imperative:

    “It was a soft medicine
    that came from the sea into my mouth,
    moist and plump.
    I swallowed.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “The negative always wins at last, but I like it none the better for that.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “To me Americanism means ... an imperative duty to be nobler than the rest of the world.”
    —Meyer London (1871–1926)