All true wisdom comes in the form of a riddle.
- Henry Miller
"THE MOTHER WIT I am as enchanting as a medieval spell, charming as a nursery rhyme, as challenging as a duel. I accompany you from cradle to grave, providing laughter for childhood, literary games for middle age, and wisdom tests for elders. Guess my gnomic name, if you can. Walk around these words I have cobbled together as you would walk around the sands that surround the Sphinx. Take a leap of imagination. Tease the answer out of its hiding place. Turn these words around like a whetstone in your mind, then turn to these, “When first I appear I seem mysterious, but when I am explained I am nothing serious.” Sharpen your wit on these old English words; hone your sense of humor on them, and soon the playful subject of this book will be revealed to you as the noble riddle."
-- Phil Cousineau
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