Wei recalls that he started reading the magazine in his freshman year at college, before people were free to speak as they pleased, yet the magazine was very bold about what it published. The historical documents were more stimulating and comprehensive than his formal history education at university.
他記得是在念大一時開始看「傳記文學」，當時言論尚未開放，而傳記的尺度已經相當大膽，史料比學校教的歷史豐富、周延許多。