Making Money (Discworld, #36; Industrial Revolution, #5; Moist von Lipwig, #2)

by Terry Pratchett

“I can’t imagine why you would think that,” said Lord Vetinari.

“People who understand banks got it into the position it is in now,” said Vetinari. “And I did not become ruler of Ankh-Morpork by understanding the city. Like banking, the city is depressingly easy to understand. I have remained ruler by getting the city to understand me.”

“Very well, thank you for asking. Can I get you anything else?”

“Because people don’t like change. But make the change happen fast enough and you go from one type of normal to another.”