Colin swiped at his tears with the back of his hand. But not always. Always, Dunworthy thought. And the songs outlasted the jests. Without this special attribute we would still be anaerobic bacteria, and there would be no music.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. There's a difference between getting money for what you do and doing it for money. If you don't do it for love, or because you think it needs doing, get out and let somebody else do it. If nobody else does it, maybe that means it shouldn't be done. For some reason, people talk more about Icarus than about Daedalus, as though the wings themselves had been responsible for the young astronaut's fall.