For the majority of men, I guess what the lads think will always be more important than anything they could find in a book. Maybe they didn’t have a sister. Maybe they’re right. Safety in numbers. Meanwhile, out here at the margin of error, we’ll continue to send up flares in the hope of attracting the waverers, the dreamers, the bored and disaffected and curious, all those whose best idea of truth is to be found within the pages of a book that’s all made up.
