# Quote — Murray Leinster, The Pirates of Zan

> When in the course of human events somebody does something that puts somebody else to the trouble of adjusting the numb routine of his life, the adjustee is resentful. The richer he is and the more satisfactory he considers his life, the more resentful he is at any change, however minute. And of all the changes which offend people, changes which require them to think are most disliked.

- Author: [Murray Leinster](https://www.leafyquotes.com/murray-leinster.md)
- Book: [The Pirates of Zan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/murray-leinster/the-pirates-of-zan.md)
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