Name the author

[bonanova]

An oldie but goodie.

Famous quote: FF?

Who penned it?

[moonthirsty]

Shakespeare? "Something is rotten in the state of denmark" "more things in heaven and earth, horatio"....

[bonanova]

Do you sense a Scandinavian odor?

It either begins in 'and' or else .....

[bonanova]

moe: one final question, sir?

what would you say is the difference between involvement and commitment?

joe: certainly. Let me just say this about that:

to make Ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed.

[plasmid]

I still can't recognize anything that stands out as FF.

Forgive and forget? Far flung? Fast and furious? Freedom fighters? 255?

[BMAD]

The three stooges?

[bonanova]

Nothing yet, but the responses earn

upon a few bits of text was cast a spell.

[BMAD]

F.F. Bruce?

if this is the case then i guess his mother since she signed the birth certificate.

[BMAD]

scared famous/FF

??

grasping at straws here

is it a strictly american reference?

Edited July 21, 2013 by BMAD

[bonanova]

scared famous/FF

??

grasping at straws here

is it a strictly american reference?

The quote is English, actually, and, although quite well known, the answer might require some calculation.

[bonanova]

There are more things in the clues than are dreamt of in all your answers.

The answer now must be accompanied by an interpretation of each.

Although I expect that if any of them are discerned, they all will become clear.

[BMAD]

ray Bradbury? Wait no, I believe he is American

[bonanova]

1. Do you sense a Scandinavian odor?
   
2. It either begins in 'and' or else __ __
   
3. moe: one final question, sir?
   what would you say is the difference between involvement and commitment?
   
   joe: certainly. Let me just say this about that:
   to make Ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed.
   
4. upon a few bits of text was cast a spell.
   
5. The quote is English, actually, and, although quite well known, the answer might require some calculation.
   
6. tragically, There are more things in the clues than are dreamt of in your answers.

[BMAD]

elementary my dear Watson. ??

[bonanova]

Nope. Or is that a cryptic way of saying you found the answer?

[bonanova]

Any thoughts on the clues themselves? I'll answer un-spoilered guesses/questions.

[bonanova]

Shakespeare? "Something is rotten in the state of denmark" "more things in heaven and earth, horatio"....

Yes. Congratulations!

Can you get the rest of the clues, and decode the quotation itself?

The coveted bonanova Gold Star will be the prize.

[bonanova]

Solved clues are edited in red. The main clue is bold.

Still to be decoded is the speaker and the text of the quotation: FF?.

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1. Do you sense a Scandinavian odor?
   [Something is rotten in Denmark]
   
2. It either begins in 'and' or else __ __
   
3. moe: one final question, sir?
   what would you say is the difference between involvement and commitment?
   
   joe: certainly. Let me just say this about that:
   to make Ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed.
   
4. upon a few bits of text was cast a spell.
   
5. The quote is English, actually, and, although quite well known, the answer might require some calculation.
   
6. tragically, There are more things in the clues than are dreamt of in your answers.
   [Mimics a line spoken to Horatio in a famous tragedy].

[bonanova]

1. Rotten, Denmark
   
2. It either begins in 'and' or else __ __ in 'or'
   
3. moe: one final question, sir?
   what would you say is the difference between involvement and commitment?
   
   joe: certainly. Let me just say this about that:
   to make Ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed
   
4. upon a few bits 0010 1011 of text was cast a spell hex.
   
5. The quote is English, actually, and, although quite well known, the answer might require some calculation OR.
   
6. tragically, There are more things in the clues than are dreamt of in your answers.
   mimics line from famous tragedy].

And now, for the coveted bonanova Gold Star,

let's have ... da da da daaaa, da daaaaaaaa ... the quotation.

[bonanova]

To be or not to be, that is the question.

[spoiler='The clues explained']

1. Rotten, Denmark The setting
   
2. It either begins in 'and' or else __ __ in 'or' Elsinore The castle
   
3. moe: one final question, sir?
   what would you say is the difference between involvement and commitment?
   
   joe: certainly. Let me just say this about that: the Capitalized Words
   to make Ham and eggs, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed.
   
4. upon a few bits 0010 1011 of text was cast a spell hex. => 2B
   
5. The quote is English, actually, and, although quite well known,
   the answer might require some calculation OR.
   FF = 1111 1111 = (0010 1011) v (1101 0100) = 2B v ~2B
   
   And that (FF) is the question! FF?
   
6. tragically, There are more things in the clues than are dreamt of in the answers.