People, the author included seem to think it’s wrong in some way that the author is not just assumed to be an absolute authority on his work, though I think it’

People, the author included seem to think it’s wrong in some way that the author is not just assumed to be an absolute authority on his work, though I think it’s quite appropriate and that this example illustrates exactly why you would want the author to provide his oppinion and statements in a manor that is referencable. If he had been allowed to simple change the page at will, then he could at any time in the futur decide to change the statement after the fact of what the inspiration was, as it stands now even if he change me his mind the New Yorker story can be referenced as a fact that he at that time made these claims.