He recalls that when Biographical Literature first came out, each article was rich with surprises, every word elegant. He would often stay up into the wee hours of the morning reading articles, not because he was rushing to meet a deadline, but because he couldn't put them down. He remembers that at that time he particularly set a number of alarm clocks.
記得「傳記文學」甫出之際，可說是篇篇驚豔、字字珠璣，他常常通宵看稿，並非是為了趕截稿期，而是不忍釋手。