Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows: If that voice sounds true, don't thank me. Thank that great horned owl. (Or perhaps it was not an owl after all?) And thank the children, my own and others, who have never forgotten that a good story can be true. For they understand that the power of imagination is truly the power of creation.

Which of the following thoughts is expressed implicitly in the paragraph?

The author does not think that stories are real.
The author wants to thank his children for Merlin's voice.
The author does not believe he thought of Merlin's voice on his own.
The author wants the reader to listen to horned owls.