Apart from painting, Lin also had a great love of Western literature. Tolstoy gave him deep insights into the nature of human existence. Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky's compassionate and forgiving exploration of human nature, struck an even deeper chord with Lin, who displayed a strong moral sense from a young age.
除了繪畫外，林之助也迷上西洋文學，俄國文豪托爾斯泰的筆下世界，讓他對人性有更深刻的體會，杜思妥也夫斯基的《罪與罰》，作者滿懷仁慈與寬恕的人性探索，更和他自幼便充滿人道精神的人格特質，產生深層共鳴。