Quotes Tagged "literal"

The common man prays, 'I want a cookie right now!' And God responds, 'If you'd listen to what I say, tomorrow it will bring you 100 cookies.
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I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
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Our songs aren't metaphorical, normally: they're literal in their interpretation.
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Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.
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