Ho Yen-tai says that for the first 20 years that he practiced calligraphy, he did not earn a penny from it. Calligraphy is for Ho unrelated to making a living, but is rather the thing that has made his otherwise bitter life worthwhile.
何延泰說，提筆練字的前二十年，他沒靠寫字賺過一分錢，寫字無關乎生計，而是他困頓人生中的唯一救贖。