Terry Prone: Victims of trolling should follow Dolly Parton’s lead and rise above it

Her life offers a lesson that can usefully be copied: Smile. Don’t bad-mouth the bad guys. Just concentrate on delivering the good stuff to the folks who need it.

Dolly Parton has proved time and time again to be witty, self-deprecatory and adorable. Picture: Jason Kempin/Getty

This is the third time this column has been about her. That’s not three times too many. It’s maybe a dozen times too few.

She could be a saint, if it was possible to elevate someone to that position while they’re still alive, because she may be a wholly good person.