I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.
“I read everything by Ian McEwan, he is so elegant. I love reading anything about Shakespeare, too. He is my first love. If I had a time machine, I would be hanging out with him.”
“I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing.”