John quoted The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor (Marwood and Lovett, #2)
A time of terrible danger… The Great Fire has ravaged London. Now, guided by the …
You could not destroy a city merely by destroying its buildings
— The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor (Marwood and Lovett, #2) (32%)
This is in the context of the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666, but still applies.