Quote Originally Posted by Tiamatty View Post
If it's not on-panel, it's not canon.
Agreed. Put another way, the author's intent is irrelevant. The text is all that matters; anything external to the text is inadmissible.

This is why you don't ask Christopher Nolan about the ending of Inception. His opinion doesn't matter, only the events presented on-screen and your ability to defend your interpretation.