Hints Fenn Drops

Since I started trying to solve the poem, I've looked to identify patterns in what Fenn writes and says, and he frequently says the same things, again and again; as if making a point because he knows no one understood what he's been trying to say.

One of my favorite hints is his use of the word quarter - never underestimate the power of a quarter!  

Now ask yourself, why does he repeatedly bring a "quarter" into play?

A physical quarter, twenty-five cents, 25, 25%, a coin toss, 50/50, one quarter of something, 25/100, portion, or something else?

Quarter?  To quarter is to house, it can also mean an area (for example "the Latin quarter" in a city), and let's not forget it can also mean to cut into four pieces.

Fenn also brings up time a lot.  Is a quarter then 15 minutes after the hour?  Is it 25 years, a quarter century?  

Or is he bringing up the concept of forgiveness or grace?

Identifying which is correct isn't possible when you're starting the solve; what is possible is to look at the options, then keep them in mind as you're working on the solve - so that when something does "fit" you can then play with that concept within the framework of that piece of the poem.