She explains that often the people who mean the most to us have to be left behind because they cannot follow us along our destined path.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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When a person is in love, he or she is always in love. They feel the same for everyone they meet, and nothing can shake them from their feelings for a significant person. In that sense, this quote is about being in love. The speaker is saying that it’s important for us to have someone who understands us and our emotions no matter how much we may fight with each other. In the end, they will remain loyal to us because they want the same things we do.

Source: My Nine Lives: Chapters Of A Possible Past

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