Ko sums up the poverty which so often made him uncertain where his next meal was coming from, with the simple words: "Hunger is a beast with a painful bite." But what anguish lies behind those words! Ko Ching-hua's status in Taiwan's publishing business goes without saying.
經常三餐不繼的窘況，讓隱地在書中輕描淡寫的說：「餓是一頭野獸，牠會咬得人不舒服」，一語道盡了背後深層的痛楚！