Kuo's friends sometimes kid him: "The ancient Chinese said that 'a mountain's not prized for being high but for being home to an immortal.' How come you keep wanting to put up super high-rises?"
郭茂林的朋友常和他開玩笑：「中國古語說，『山不在高，有仙則靈』，你怎老愛蓋高樓﹘﹘而且還是超高層大樓呢？」