Nastassja Riemermann’s Reviews > Bibliophobia > Status Update

"Though I was genuinely dedicated to certain things—cross-country and track, choral music, calorie counting, real or metaphorical beret-wearing—over the course of high school I became sickeningly aware that I would never be exceptional."

See, Rina Kent, THIS is a context where you might use your beloved "literally and figuratively" without sounding obvious.