“Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.”

Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.

It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.

The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.

A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.

One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.

One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.

If after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.

The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.

To kill nothing, that is love.

Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.

A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.

The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.

Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.

Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed

I love to read poetry but I haven’t written anything that I’m willing to show anybody.

And pray, why would this number interest us?” “It is the only number that describes itself when you read it, ‘One zero, two ones, three twos, two threes’.

There is that lovely feeling of one reader telling another, ‘You must read this.’

Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read

I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought.

I read, I painted, I didn’t hate niggers.

The book that I shall make people read is the book of the heart, which holds the key to the mystery of life

The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.