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title: "3 Author Intention Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Author Intention quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Author Intention sayings and thoughts."
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> [An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-asher/an-actor-s-job-is-about-putting-across-the-author-s-intention-i-don-t/)

[Jane Asher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-asher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/jane-asher-18567_actor_an-actor-s-job-is-about-putting-across-t_185753.jpg)

> [“She was learning to treat laws as most people treat poems, making them mean whatever she wanted them to without reference to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-rule/she-was-learning-to-treat-laws-as-most-people-treat-poems-making-them/)

[Jane Rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-rule/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/jane-rule-15333_books_she-was-learning-to-treat-laws-as-most-p_384978.png)

> [Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/editors-can-be-stupid-at-times-they-just-ignore-that-author-s/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/anonymous-1_artist_editors-can-be-stupid-at-times-they-just_2803990.jpg)

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