All of her books, from Beyond the Window to her latest work, Ping Er, have been very popular with younger readers. But, she says, "I've realized I'm getting old. I don't even understand the language my children speak. Also, I think the attitudes of young people are different.
從「窗外」，一直到她最新的作品「冰兒」，都普受年輕人歡迎，但瓊瑤卻說：「我發現自己真的老了，最近我兒子和我聊天，我連他們的語言都不懂了；而且我覺得現在好像每個人都失去了一份『閒情』。