الإنسانُ يعرف القليل جدًّا عن بني جنسه. فكلُّ رجلٍ أو امرأة، في نظره، يتصرف وفق ما يظنّ أنه سيدفعه إلى الفعل ذاته لو كان بلغ من الجنون حدّ أن يفعل ما يفعله الآخر.

“Man knows so little about his fellows. In his eyes all men or women act upon what he believes would motivate him if he were mad enough to do what the other man or woman is doing.”William Faulkner — Light in August