A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“It is for the reader to see in the book the nature of the motives of human actions and perhaps learn something… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action. — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
There are novels that end well, but in between there are human beings acting like human beings. And human beings are not… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“...love, and consequently fear, of the crowd being one of the most powerful motives in all human beings...” — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image