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title: "5 Writer Intended Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“talking about the “meaning” of a story, we need to be careful not to diminish it, impoverish it. A story can say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/talking-about-the-meaning-of-a-story-we-need-to-be-careful-not-to/)

[Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/)

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> [There is the intent of the writer and the interpretation by the artist. What the writer intended and what the artist interprets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lee/there-is-the-intent-of-the-writer-and-the-interpretation-by-the/)

[Jim Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lee/)

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> [Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-ford/every-book-is-three-books-after-all-the-one-the-writer-intended-the/)

[John M. Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-ford/)

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> [As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-westfeldt/as-an-actor-i-ve-always-been-interested-in-making-sure-i-can-perform/)

[Jennifer Westfeldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-westfeldt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/118/jennifer-westfeldt-23867_i-can_as-an-actor-i-ve-always-been-interested_1602681.jpg)

> [“Mr. Wellins said it didn’t matter what a writer intended his work to mean, that the only thing that mattered was what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/mr-wellins-said-it-didn-t-matter-what-a-writer-intended-his-work-to/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/anonymous-1_books_mr-wellins-said-it-didn-t-matter-what-a_2632065.jpg)

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