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Literal Quotes

The primary and literal meaning of the Bible, then, is its centripetal or poetic meaning.

Northrop Frye, Alvin A. Lee (2006). “The Great Code: The Bible and Literature”, p.79, University of Toronto Press

When it comes to literal nourishment, the food we eat, life begets life.

"Ageless Living in a Culture of Youth" by Victoria Moran, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2011.

All of my songs are about me and my experiences. They're very literal.

Interview with Tasha Robinson, music.avclub.com. February 14, 2007.

It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past.

George Steiner (1974). “In Bluebeard's Castle: Some Notes Towards the Redefinition of Culture”, p.3, Yale University Press