““But you can be sure there are pockets of wealth and influence, and I’m willing to wager that a few people are wealthier and more influential than they were before.”
“That’s always the way with disasters,” I said.
“What?”
“They’re never bad news for everyone. Something nasty always rises to the top.””
Source: Chasm City (2001), Chapter 13 (p. 208).
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Alastair Reynolds 198
British novelist and astronomer 1966Related quotes

Source: SPIDER-MAN Exclusive Interview With Yuri Lowenthal On Playing Peter Parker, Cameo, PRINCE OF PERSIA, & More https://www.comicbookmovie.com/spider-man/spider-man_ps4/spider-man-exclusive-interview-with-yuri-lowenthal-on-playing-peter-parker-cameo-prince-of-persia-more-a182153#gs.uob0p8 (February 2, 2021)

Horváth in Tales from Hollywood (1983), scene 8

“Everyone always believes everything nasty of everyone else, and especially if it's a lie.”
Vegmey Hansdóttir
Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book Two: The Palace of the Summerland

You can’t kid yourself.
Quoted by Chris Connelly in Marie Claire May 2008 http://www.marieclaire.com/hair/celebrity/behind-scenes/heidi-klum-interview.