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Part 1. Rearrange the letters in each vertical column to find the description of a famous quote. (Note: spaces remain in place)
Part 2. Name the Quote.
Part 3. What is the connection between the description and the quote?
Part 4
Extra Credit. Who is the author of the quote? (More than 1 possible answer has been suggested)
Charlie has solved parts 1 and 2 above.
Part 3 is the most amazing part, though! I was able to work it out, but it brings back memories, and I think that I must have read about this particular problem at some time in the past.
In fact, the solution to part 1 ("In one of the bard's ... how life turns rotten.") can be ANAGRAMMED to exactly form the solution to part 2 ("To be, or not to be ... slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.")
If I had never seen this before, I'm pretty sure that I never would have noticed this remarkable situation on my own!
As far as part 4... well, it would have to be Shakespeare, right? The only other answer I could think of would be Hamlet himself. After all, it's his soliloquy!
-John
Giving away the answer to part 3
