“I don't know what frightens me more, the power that crushes us, or our endless ability to endure it.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“...writing stories was always a bit like falling in love with a stranger and running off to Marrakech for a long weekend. It didn't have to be successful to be thrilling.”
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“Love is a one-way street. Love, like respect isn't something you get; it's something you give”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end that’s all there is: love and its duty, sorrow and its truth. In the end that’s all we have - to hold on tight until the dawn”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
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