# Quote — William Faulkner, Light in August

> 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.

- Author: [William Faulkner](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner.md)
- Book: [Light in August](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Faulkner#Light_in_August_(1932)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august/man-knows-so-little

## More from this book

> Memory believes before knowing remembers.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august/memory-believes-before.md)

> Even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as an honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august/even-a-liar.md)

> Poor man. Poor mankind.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august/poor-man-poor.md)