# Quote — Ben Aaronovitch, Whispers Under Ground

> “I want assurances,” said Zach.
>
> “You can have my word,” I said.
>
> “No disrespect, Peter,” he said, “but I don’t want a promise from the monkey, I want it from the organ grinder.”

- Author: [Ben Aaronovitch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch.md)
- Book: [Whispers Under Ground](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/whispers-under-ground.md)
- Page: 250
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/whispers-under-ground/i-want-assurances

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> “It’s one of those paradox thingies,” I said. “What happens when the unstoppable cook meets the unfillable stomach?”

p. 107 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/whispers-under-ground/its-one-of-those.md)

> Was it better to die in the illusion of sunshine and warmth or face death in a cold darkness of reality? Was it better to die in happy ignorance or terrified knowledge? The answer, if you’re a Londoner, is that it’s better not to die at all.

p. 224 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/whispers-under-ground/was-it-better.md)

> As Conan the Barbarian famously said, “That which does not kill us does not kill us.”

p. 262 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/whispers-under-ground/as-conan-the.md)