Yes, the "~" just separates the quote from the author's name.

I --- ---- -- ---- “--e -ea-i-- -- -e-” a--
-ee --e -a- --i-i-- i--- -e- --- a- --e -e-i-a-e--
----- i- -i-- -e- ----- -i-- -----e.
“-a-, I ----- -e-- --- --i- ---- -- ----- --- i-
a--ea-- --a- --- -a-e a--ea-- -ea- i-.”
--e ----- -- a-- -i-e- -e -e- ---- -a-e. “---’-
-e -i-i------,” --e -----. “I ----e i-.”
~ -i--- -ai--

Letters remaining:
BCD FGH JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Randi E(25)=50
Lvpets2002 I(20)=40
Grace A(16)=32