"I've seen very clearly in this business that its virtually impossible to pass one's books along to the next generation." Lin compares old books to old homes. Outsiders will say what great value the old house has, but those inside will want to lear it down and build a new one.
「我自己在做這一行，看得很清楚，書要傳第二代幾乎是不可能」，林漢章拿舊書比古蹟，外人說古蹟具有保存價值，居住其中的人卻想拆掉重建，舊書亦是如此。