# Quote — Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram

> That's how we keep this crazy place together - with the heart.... India is the heart. It's the heart that keeps us together. There's no place with people, like my people, Lin. There's no heart like the Indian heart.

- Author: [Gregory David Roberts](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-david-roberts.md)
- Book: [Shantaram](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-david-roberts/shantaram.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/gregory-david-roberts/shantaram/thats-how-we-keep

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