Although his life includes his wife Hsia Ying-ying and a beloved only son, Yang Mu is in the habit of pondering matters alone. "Solitude makes me happy," he says.
雖然生命中有著妻子夏盈盈和獨生愛子，但一直習於單獨思索的楊牧表示：「單獨使我快樂，我追求且耽溺於單獨，在可能的範圍內。」他自問，一個人一生有多少機會能「單獨」呢？