Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.
“I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.”
“I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns.”