Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-173.55.47.161-20131212045743/@comment-16502426-20131218043014

He's also made it very clear that the references don't go too much deeper than the surface in most cases. ie, they don't affect the plot of the story. The story would be just the same if none of the references were there, so it doesn't matter if some of the references are tough to find.