[DiapDealer]

I've been able to enjoy the books and remain completely ignorant of any ancillary, extra-canonical details from the author for many years. So while I generally disapprove of Word of God Pronouncements about completed works in principle, I also accept some responsibility for not exposing myself to such pronouncements in the first place. Which isn't usually all that difficult for me; I'm just not all that interested in the typical post-series, fandom/author "what-did-you-mean-by...", or "why didn't you..." discussions, after all. So I don't seek them out.

I enjoy hearing what some of my favorite authors have to say about things OTHER than their own work, but their non-canonical (or extra-narrative) opinions about their own finished works, don't really interest me that much. Mainly because once I've finished reading a work/series, it's mine. I don't give the author permission to diddle with my perception of it after the fact.