Abhishek

“Winding its way towards the plains. And the land stretched out before me, and the years fell away, And I was a boy again, And the friends of my youth were there beside me, And nothing had changed. 'Remember the Old Road”
― Ruskin Bond, Roads to Mussoorie

“I have never been a fast walker, or a conqueror of mountain peaks, but I can plod along for miles. And that's what I've been doing all my life—plodding along, singing my song, telling my tales in my own unhurried way. I have lived life at my own gentle pace, and if as a result I have failed to get to the top of the mountain (or of anything else), it doesn't matter, the long walk has brought its own sweet rewards; buttercups and butterflies along the way.”
― Ruskin Bond, Roads to Mussoorie

“अब वह दुबारा क्यों मारा जा रहा है? अब उस आदमी से क्या डर है, और किन्हें डर है? वास्तव में डर है, उन सिद्धान्तों, मूल्यों, मानवीयता, नैतिकताओं से जो गांधी देश को दे गए। ये अभी भी प्रबल हैं। जनमानस में बैठे हैं। इन्हें मिटाना उद्देश्य है। इन्हें मिटाए बिना संकीर्ण राष्ट्रीयता, अमानवीय व्यवस्था अपसंस्कृति लाई नहीं जा सकती और लोकतंत्र की भावना को मिटाया नहीं जा सकता।”
― Harishankar Parsai, Awara Bheed Ke Khatare

“On the open road there are no strangers. You share the same sky, the same mountain, the same sunshine and”
― Ruskin Bond, Roads to Mussoorie