It was especially hard alone at night. He told his most intimate friend Wang Chiatung, "I haven't slept in days. I just think about life and death and can't sleep."
晚上睡前獨處的時刻尤其苦，薛岳告訴他最相知的王家棟：「好幾天沒睡了，想到生死就睡不著。」