reading Aristotle -- you miss my point, too --
&gt; &gt; even if it were nothing nearer to the "literal truth" than some
&gt; &gt; piece of mythology, that is to say, when read literally, as it
&gt; &gt; rarely makes sense to read it, or creative literature, or drama,
&gt; &gt; or fiction, not to mention some bits of science, too, and still,
&gt; &gt; as many literal-minded imaginations persist in reading all of it --
&gt; &gt; nay, even then it would be worth reading, if only to find written
&gt; &gt; down