always vs never

always

adv
  • In any event. 

  • At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. 

  • Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). 

never

adv
  • At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. 

  • Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely). 

  • Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. 

intj
  • A statement of defiance 

How often have the words always and never occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )