"I most love to admire its awesome peaks, to look down into its broad and deep gorges, and sail on its turbulent sea," wrote Mackay in describing his emotional attachment to Taiwan.
「我最喜歡仰望它巍峨的山峰，俯視它深廣的溪壑，泛舟於它波濤洶湧的海上」，馬偕在描述他對台灣的情感時這麼說。