All the truth in the world is held in stories.
Small facts lead to great knowing.
Only priests and fools are fearless and I've never been on the best of terms with God.
Some tropes are universal. Boy meets girl. Betrayal and revenge. The search to discover a hidden truth.... A mother's love isn't cliché, it's universal. These things are archetypes. They're the building blocks of myth and legend. They are a big part about what it means to be human.
A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind.
I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.