There are some who vow to write Ramanama or some other Name a million times, but very often it is just a matter of the fingers and the pen. The mind of the writer is the spoon which does not taste the honey which it doles out. The mind should not wander from the Name; it should dwell on the sweetness which the name connotes; it should ruminate on the beauty of the Form which it recalls, the perfume which it spreads. The conduct and behaviour of the writer should be such as befits a servant of God, others should be inspired by them and their faith should get freshened by their experience of the writer. (SSS Vol.2)

A question often raised when people talk of dramas or films is this: Are the people who flock to them bringing down the level of these items of entertainment? Or, are the artistes responsible for lowering it? I must say that your responsibility as artistes and writers is much greater, you must not stoop to methods and tricks that will bring in more money perhaps, but, which sow seeds of evil and vice in the minds of the people, who flock to the theatres. A person who comes in to see a play or a film must move out of the theatre a better man, a stronger and more courageous man, and, not a poorer and weaker man, less equipped to resist the temptations of the world. Remember this when you select a play for the stage or when you take up your pen to write one, and you will be on the right path. (SSS Vol.4)

One pernicious disease has now begun to infect writers and poets in all countries - the disease which scorns all that is ancient and well-tested by time, which carps and criticises all that is revered by others. Flimsy foppery, fiery cynicism - these are held to be modern and modish. That is the literary fashion now. But,-it is doing great harm to the rising generation, for it perverts their tastes and degrades their ideals. He who adores the past is considered a coward, who has no courage to chalk out a new path for himself; he who indulges in some new antic is acclaimed as a genius. He gets a whole host of imitators. He who throws mud on established beliefs is a hero; he who tries to support them is a poltroon. Poets must try to escape from this disease. They must regain their own health and give health-giving stuff to the people.

They must not infect the people with their agitation and worry, their fears and doubts, their anxieties and superstitions. They must rid themselves of at least anger, for, writings steeped in anger are bound to be false and fear-creating. (SSS Vol.5)

In many foreign countries, young men who started their lives as dish washers, or newspaper vendors or shoeshine boys, achieved eminence as writers by dint of hard work and noble aspirations. Their achievements are entirely due to their ennobling thoughts which strengthened their will-power and inspired in others confidence in their abilities. (SSS Vol.27)