"At the beginning, I had no idea we'd publish a book, nor that when we did, it would become so famous," says Chen Ming-chieh, head of Penghu Prison's education program. In fact, Chen says that the original intent of starting a writing class was simply to stir up interest in reading.
「當初沒有想到會出書，也沒想到會聲名大噪」，澎湖監獄教化科長陳明傑指出，開寫作班的目的原本只是想在獄中造成讀書風氣。