He never forgets the admonition he wrote when he departed from his home area. "Life is short, and nothing to be proud of. Only great art lasts forever."
當年為了堅持以民俗文物收藏為生活的重心，而放棄家庭時，他曾用蒼勁的毛筆字寫下「人生短暫，到老隨夕陽西歸，不足為傲，唯有偉大的藝術能永垂不朽。」