What a laugh, though. To think that one human being could ever really know another. You could get used to each other, get so habituated that you could speak their words right along with them, but you never know why other people said what they said or did what they did, because they never even know themselves. Nobody understands anybody. Orson Scott Card
About This Quote

This quote is apropos to the issue of loneliness. It shows that no matter how many people you surround yourself with, you never know why they do what they do. Even the people who are closest to you have their own agendas and motivations, so it’s impossible to truly know them.

Source: Shadow Of The Hegemon

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