Something about being out of school makes me feel less compelled to keep up with days of the week, my hair, Louisiana politics, and my diet. So, I sat here (here being the kitchen table, aka the cat’s lounging area) for fifteen minutes, maybe it was more like four minutes, contemplating if I could sell cat hair by the pound, and OMG what am I going to blog about, and hey–no worries–tomorrow’s word game day. Only it’s not, but now it is.

Because I said so. That’s why. (from page 35, paragraph 4, lines1-25, in the yet-unwritten tome, shared by Vulcan mind-meld with anyone with sufficient DNA to parent: Trite, but Tested, Parental Expressions Guaranteed to Annoy, Frustrate, and Confuse Your Children.)

CRYPTO-QUOTES 05: Each crypto-quote puzzle uses a different code to disguise a quote by someone
famous. Can you break the codes to reveal the words of wisdom and their authors?
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1. FT F QEPK, GKJ NRQQB GRQK FXREV NIFV VIKB WFJ’V TKK VIFJ FXREV NIFV VIKB WFJ.
- HEPUET WFKTFQ

2. H YTU’X GCEA XT OAZTUB XT C GZLO XPCX CGGAJXQ JATJZA ZHWA VA CQ VAVOAEQ.
- BETLGPT VCEM

3. OP WFM BQEJ QY QAAHJ QYS O BQEJ QY QAAHJ QYS UJ JINBQYCJ DBJVJ QAAHJV DBJY WFM QYS O UOHH VDOHH JQNB BQEJ FYJ QAAHJ. TMD OP WFM BQEJ QY OSJQ QYS O BQEJ QY OSJQ QYS UJ JINBQYCJ DBJVJ OSJQV, DBJY JQNB FP MV UOHH BQEJ DUF OSJQV.
- CJFGCJ TJGYQGS VBQU

4. E OIEKKQO QK KSUHPTQBM PTEP HXHALWSGL ZEBPK PS TEXH AHEG EBG BSWSGL ZEBPK PS AHEG.
- UEAN PZEQB

SOLUTION ON FRIDAY. With thanks to PUZZLE CHOICE. Art by Peter Schwartz