San Mao described her attitude to life as "not seeking depth, just seeking simplicity." But looking at her early works, a quest for "simplicity" doesn't seem to tell the whole story.
三毛曾自述她的人生觀是「不求深刻，只求簡單」，但看她的早期作品，似乎「簡單」還不足以解釋她的觀察。