Top 13 Split Infinitive Quotes

#1. Despite centuries of English literature, the most famous split infinitive in all of history comes from Star Trek.

R. Curtis Venture

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#2. Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

Sonia Sotomayor

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#3. Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. And don't start a sentence with a conjugation.

William Safire

Split Infinitive Quotes #139382
#4. There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive-and getting away with it-is far nobler. Lance boils if you wish, but pricking pretensions is often cleaner and always more fun.

Greg Bear

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#5. We are all what our pasts have made us," Catarina said. "The accumulation of thousands of daily choices. We can change ourselves, but never erase what we've been.

Cassandra Clare

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#6. When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split.

Raymond Chandler

Split Infinitive Quotes #289496
#7. I am myself in spite of my memories." -Aunt Nicki

Sarah Beth Durst

Split Infinitive Quotes #439712
#8. What is the sweetness of flowers compared to the savour of dust and confinement?

Peter Ackroyd

Split Infinitive Quotes #525580
#9. Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much sense as forcing modern residents of England to wear laurels and togas.

Steven Pinker

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#10. There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to split an infinitive, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel because they weren't available to the Romans.

Bill Bryson

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#11. It is indeed acceptable practice to sometimes split an infinitive. If infinitive-splitting makes available just the shade of meaning you desire or if avoiding the separation creates a confusing ambiguity or patent artificiality, you are entitled to happily go ahead and split!

Richard Lederer

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#12. I do prime time network shows like 'Blue Bloods.' I've done 'Fringe,' I've done 'The Good Wife,' done a lot of 'The Mentalist.'

John Polson

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#13. In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world.

John Forbes Nash Jr.

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