We have to understand that the success in preaching is not based only on the nondevotee’s desire but on our own as well. We have to feel the weight of responsibility. Maybe our desire that they take a book is not pure enough. We have to increase our desire. We cannot force people to take books, but we can pray to Krsna to inspire them from within the heart.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 243. Istagosthi, Vinnitza, Summer 1995