“There’s paperwork for magic? asked Vanessa. “Not so glamorous now, eh?” I said. - Ben Aaronovitch

Have fun," she says and releases me. "Make trouble.

What was a billionaire supposed to do? There was a limit to the effectiveness of charity, and paying more taxes just meant the government wasted your money on bureaucracy and cushy jobs for civil servants.

It’s like with germ warfare. They weaponise germs for aggression and we say we study weaponised germs purely for defensive purposes. Nobody likes to admit they’re doing it but everybody knows everybody else is doing it.