Spiritually speaking, the Bible is not literal!?

Christians, I am a believer also, and so before you attack this, please listen to what sense of literal I mean. This is a huge misconception of both believers and nonbelievers. Christians will say something like, "The Bible is literally true"; but what does that mean. The one thing it absolutely cannot mean is that what it says, that is, every word is meant to be interpreted in a literal sense--for there are whole books of symbols (Revelation, Ezekiel, Daniel etc)--as well as the gospels that are loaded with parables, which are metaphor and not literal. Its not meant to be interpreted literally, but BELIEVED literally. Whatever it MEANS is literal; NOT whatever it says. There is a distinction. Everyone who has ever been married will understand the difference between what we say and what we mean--they are OFTEN not the same. It is the proverbial "Let's go out to eat--you pick scenario". She says she's ok with your choice, guys, and then she seems like she is not! The problem is when she says "Yes, that choice is OK" she really means "why didn't you choose a place that we both like and where we can have good conversation! The secret of woman, men, is that they are intuitive and pick up on body language and emotion better, and therefore, speak INDIRECTLY and often not literally meaning what they say! They ume that you are the same and therefore you should know already how they feel. But men are not. They are direct and to the point--no questions asked! The Bible can be mysterious, as women to men and vice versa, because it does not always mean what it says! IT always means what it means! It always says what it says! But, it does bot always mean what it says! There is no contradiction in believing this! What do you think?