An Inheritance of Magic Quotes

“The worse things got, the more you needed to keep calm. Figure out what you had going for you.”
― Benedict Jacka, An Inheritance of Magic

“agricultural economy based upon farming, to an industrial economy based upon factories,” Charles told me. “Factory workers must possess very specific skills. They must be educated to a basic minimum standard of literacy and numeracy, and they must be reliable, nondisruptive, and good at following instructions. Most importantly, they must do exactly what they are told, when they are told to do it. Industrialising countries lacked such workers, therefore institutions were set up to produce them. Replaceable parts for a machine.” I”
― Benedict Jacka, An Inheritance of Magic

“Maybe this was how rich people stayed on top. They didn’t run around doing things themselves—they made sure their position was better than everyone else’s, then got other people to do stuff for them.”
― Benedict Jacka, An Inheritance of Magic

“Educational institutions exist to serve the needs of those who operate and fund them,” Charles said. “In the case of this country’s elite universities, the way they serve those needs is by functioning as a finishing school for the ruling class.”
― Benedict Jacka, An Inheritance of Magic