Science once had a literary quality. Modern aviation has its roots in the dream of flying voiced by poets throughout the ages. "Wu believes that literature is the best means to observe nature. In the past, says Wu, Taiwanese nature writers kept their literary qualities in check, and sadly failed to realize the genre's potential.
「只有美才能詮釋美，科學本來就是文學性的，如飛行科技夢想的實現，就緣於千古以來人類對飛行詩意的想像，」吳明益說，他認為文學是觀察自然最好的方式，過去台灣的自然書寫者過於壓抑自我的文學性，因而局限了書寫的可能，至為可惜。