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

Gregory David Roberts
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The quote below is a great quote about the theme of love. This quote shows how much we love someone, but at the same time its clear that we only love them as a duty. It shows that sometimes we need to be strong and to do what is best for those we love. In this quote, the author talks about how sometimes we cry with everything except tears.

They don't cry from sadness or from anger, they cry from happiness or from sorrow. In fact, they say that's all there is: love and its duty, sorrow and its truth. In the end that's all there is - to hold on tight until the dawn.

Source: Shantaram

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