Quotes from book
Shantaram

Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict escapes from Pentridge Prison and flees to India. The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of tumultuous life in Bombay.

“nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn’t meant to be.”

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“every human heart beat is a universe of possibilities.”

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“A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water”

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“Some things are just so sad that only your soul can do the crying for you..”

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“A man is truly a man when he wins the love of a good woman, earns her respect, and keeps her trust. Until you can do that, you're not a man.”

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“People say that love is the best thing in the world not power. But they are wrong. Love is the opposite of power and that's why we fear it so much.”

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“Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears.”

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“There is no man, and no place, without war. The only thing we can do is choose a side, and fight. That is the only choice we get - who we fight for, who we fight against. That is life.”

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“when you judge the power that is in a person, you must judge their capacities as both friend and as enemy.”

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“I smoked in those days because, like everyone else in the world who smokes, I wanted to die at least as much as I wanted to live. – G. D. Roberts, Shantaram.”

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“Ask people for help. You’ll be all right. Don’t worry. It’s a great adventure, your life, and it has only just begun…”

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“If we can't respect the way we earn it, money has no value. If we can't use it to make life better for our families and loved ones, money has no purpose.”

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