Stories are artifacts, not really made things which we create and can take credit for, but pre-existing objects which we dig up.

“It's like many other things in life, Ellie. You keep on the path and all's well…”

“Sure. Sure you have. I never forget a face.”

“I hated school. I don't trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18…”

“...it was another year or two before I discovered that drat and draft were diff…”