# Quote — Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man

> It’s like with germ warfare. They weaponise germs for aggression and we say we study weaponised germs purely for defensive purposes. Nobody likes to admit they’re doing it but everybody knows everybody else is doing it.

- Author: [Ben Aaronovitch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch.md)
- Book: [The October Man](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/the-october-man.md)
- Page: 57
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/the-october-man/its-like-with

## More from this book

> Gaston did betray an abstracted quality that might have been the result of magic. But was more likely down to consuming, I suspected, a tremendous amount of recreational chemicals.

p. 62 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/the-october-man/gaston-did-betray.md)

> The more power something has, the less the actual facts matter.

p. 184 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/the-october-man/the-more-power.md)

> “There’s paperwork for magic? asked Vanessa.
>
> “Not so glamorous now, eh?” I said.

p. 202 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/the-october-man/theres-paperwork-for.md)