# Quote — Eric Ambler, The Mask of Dimitrios

> If I had not made the money, someone else would have done so. Not one of those unfortunate creatures would have been any better off and I should have lost money.

- Author: [Eric Ambler](https://www.leafyquotes.com/eric-ambler.md)
- Book: [The Mask of Dimitrios](https://www.leafyquotes.com/eric-ambler/the-mask-of-dimitrios.md)
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