I fell asleep thinking about this last night. What I am thinking (somewhat incoherently) is to do with the idea of narratives that some people have raised above. Humans are story-tellers. We are continually telling ourselves and other people the stories of our lives. We can't make sense of ourselves without these stories, and yet they are only partly true, even for the most honest of us. History - what should I call it - the historical method? is about getting to the truths behind these narratives, or building those narratives into more truthful ones. But there's never a single unflawed or undoubted truth. Better stop rambling now.