But with a sip of tea in the living room, he continues to speak. Authors must lead by example, he says, and there is nothing that simply falls from the sky. One must fight for everything. This applies to the struggle for Hakka dignity, and to his own freedom of expression.
但回到客廳，喝一口熱茶，鍾肇政仍意猶未盡地表示，作家要身體力行，東西是不會平白從天上掉到我們手裡，不管是客家尊嚴也好，作家的創作自由也好，都要自己去爭取。