I shall not be lonely. No one who reads is ever that.

But you know I am not of the “afraid” kind. I am not boasting. That is a characteristic, not a quality. One is afraid or one is not. It happens that I am not.

I am counting on nothing but the facts about me. So come on, Future. I’ve my back against the past. Anyway, as you see, it is too late to argue. I’ve crossed the Rubicon, and...