# Quote — Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice

> You don’t like me saying that, but here’s the truth: luxury always comes at someone else’s expense. One of the many advantages of civilization is that one generally doesn’t have to see that, if one doesn’t wish. You’re free to enjoy its benefits without troubling your conscience.

- Author: [Ann Leckie](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie.md)
- Book: [Ancillary Justice](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice.md)
- Page: 63
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ann_Leckie#Ancillary_Justice_(2013)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice/you-dont-like

## More from this book

> What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?

p. 121 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice/what-after-all.md)

> “Now I’m going to make you angry again.”
>
> “Really?” I asked, drily. “Aren’t you getting tired of that?”

p. 232 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice/now-im-going.md)

> Without feelings insignificant decisions become excruciating attempts to compare endless arrays of inconsequential things. It’s just easier to handle those with emotions.

p. 88 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice/without-feelings-insignificant.md)