Dolly Parton's wonderful scheme to provide books for Rotherham is very well reported in the Guardian. When she said, on returning to singing a few years ago, that she needed an outlet for her music, she was simply telling the truth. Music is an outlet for humanity, and musicians need to make music. Descartes was wrong to say I think, therefore I am. Plenty of people don't think much at all, and we've all met a few. It's more accurate to say, I am, therefore I think. For a musician, - I am, therefore I sing. She is blessed to have found another outlet. Her charity, Imagination Library, is mailing no fewer than 13000 books a month to children in Rotherham. This is benefaction on a scale to rival that of Andrew Carnegie.