“You, my friend, believe in the importance of myth, as do Hugo and I.” Jack tapped his walking stick on the soft earth as a young couple floated by on an evening punt ride. “Believing in its importance and believing its facts are not the same. Myth conveys power. Myth gives import to the story. Myth guides us. Myths strike and strike deep. Myths have deep power over our human psyche. But that is not the same as being factually true. We all know that. We’ve all studied the Norse myths and the Celts and the Bible.”
