He wasn’t thr most curtains are blue guy ever, here’s the full quote:

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.

There is a major difference there and he had said in other occasions that he’s sure aspects of his work do reflect his life experiences but never as any intended 1:1 paralel