The first time I came into contact with the overseas Chinese community, I recall, was in accepting an invitation from the Chinese student association in Heidelberg, Germany. Their letter was very earnest. The gist of it was that they felt close to the characters in my books and very much wanted to talk with me. "A wayfarer in a foreign land longs for home.
記得第一次與僑界接觸，是應德國海德堡中國同學會的邀請，他們的信寫得懇切，大意是：我書中的人物使他們感到親切，很想與我在一起談談，「海外遊子，思鄉情重，望您不要拒絕。」