#literal

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#appalled #fact #i #life #literally

I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had been in the Party long before I was, all of whom were known by the FBI and were known to the Committee. ↗

— Edward Dmytryk

#been #before #committee #fbi #few

The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#attitude #become #can-do #disenchanted #example

It was only literally hours after the wedding when he felt he didn't have to keep up the facade. ↗

— Trisha Goddard

#after #facade #felt #hours #keep

In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in my face because I wasn't that kid anymore, and I wasn't a character actor, and I wasn't a leading man, and I wasn't whatever Hollywood was looking for. ↗

— Anthony Michael Hall

#anymore #because #character #character actor #doors

Japan is quite weird because they wait for you to say something before they respond. You can literally hear a pin drop, they don't make a sound until you say something to the crowd. ↗

— Kelly Jones

#before #crowd #drop #hear #japan

The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple? ↗

— Eugene Kennedy

#enjoy #life #literally #moments #nothing

I collaborated on most of my dance numbers, literally 50/50, with the choreographers I worked with. ↗

— Jessie Matthews

#dance #i #literally #most #numbers

All non-incumbent campaigns promise hope and change, but Obama took the promise to a new level of absurdity. He suggested that a vote for him would literally transform the Earth. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#campaigns #change #earth #him #hope

I really do literally put myself into a character's shoes. ↗

— Ruth Rendell

#i #into #literally #myself #put