I just remembered a few more...
In addition to "never" and "there" look for
ev
ery. Once in a while, it might instead be
ag
ain or
to
tal.
What looks like "n
ev
er" might be "s
ta
te."
Also, look for these word combinations that are not always at the beginning of the quote:
- a man
- does not
- they are
- it isn't
A long word with the same first and third character could be
ev
erything,
ev
erybody,
ev
eryone. "
Opportunities" is a give away. C
iv
il
izat
ion is also a good one.
These are just some of mine. You'll come up with your own, and it might be a good idea to create a list on paper with groups of words that are similar (like m
od
est, h
on
est, b
orrow, s
orrow, f
oll
ow, c
omm
on, "y
ou cann
ot," etc.) Do enough cryptograms and you won't need it anymore.