Before martial law was lifted, Lin Heng-tao was not very willing to speak about these experiences. It has only been with the recent fashion for reexamining Taiwan's history that Lin Heng-tao has begun to speak publicly about the experiences of his youth.
這一段經歷，在過去解嚴之前，林衡道不大願意提及，在最近台灣歷史重新被探看的風潮中，林衡道始公開訴說他的青少年經歷。