Yet he was intrigued by some of the extraordinary interpretations of his contradictory lines by these connoisseurs. Sometimes, after reading them, he would say: "Yes, that is a most ingenious idea. Maybe I did really mean that. Wish I had thought of it!" He was fascinated also by their imputations of the influence on his work of certain ancient classics which sometimes he had not even read. But rather than admit his ignorance, he would immediately remedy the deficiency, get hold of the boring book and plough or skip through it.
Caitlin Thomas: "My Life with Dylan Thomas; A Double Drink Story"
An authors perspective on symbolism...
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