When someone asks her why at 50 years of age she was suddenly struck by the desire to write fiction and why she now encourages other women to write, Wu says that it's probably because she's always been opinionated and has always expected a lot out of her own life.
每當有人問起，為何會在年近半百時「突然想寫小說？」又為什麼踏上「號召女性寫作」之路？吳淑姿總是回答，可能因為她「從小意見和想法就很多，對自己的人生始終懷抱期望，」蓄積的能量只待對的時機來觸發。