Never heard of the author. Googled the name, read the bio and said, wacko.
I never heard of the author, either. I simply googled EMWUNNUHWJSN VWUAENEWX and liked the quote. I studied it a minute and realized that EW EV would give away WR which in turn would give RJA BRVW. Heck, with five words for free, I figured it would not be too difficult.