Asked about his attitude toward collecting over the past two decades, Wu says he never tries to force the issue, and he doesn't like to spend huge amounts of cash to try and literally "buy time." On the contrary, he prefers to spend a few hours talking with the elderly about their lives, spending time rather than money.
問及吳傳治二十多年來蒐集古物的態度，他說自己從不強求，不喜歡花大把鈔票「用金錢換時間」，反倒喜歡耗上幾個小時與老人家話家常，「用時間換金錢」。