If one may not sleep and one may not act, then what use is there sitting about? — Sheri S. Tepper

You have not reared him to care what others do, or think, or say. How then should he care for education, for is that not the study of what others care about?

“Wisdom,” growled the Agirul. “Painful, isn’t it? We assume so much and resist learning to the contrary.”

“It is hard to do good,” the voice whispered.

“Nonsense,” she muttered. “You only have to do it.”