People Sit on Chairs/Quotes

Director: Let's start right at the beginning, shall we? What's the word... what's the wonder, I wonder, that Shakespeare decides to begin his sentence with here? Drama Student: Uhh... "time", that's the first word. Director: "Time". Drama Student: Yeah. Director: "Time". Drama Student: ...Yeah. Director: And how does Shakespeare decide to spell it, Hugh? [beat] Drama Student: T-I-M-E. Director: T-I...? Drama Student: M. Director: M-E! Drama Student: Yeah. Director: And what sort of spelling of the word "time" is that? Drama Student: ...Well, it's the ordinary spelling. Director: It's the ordinary spelling, isn't it, it's the conventional spelling. So why, out of all the spellings he could have chosen, did Shakespeare choose that one, do you think? —Cambridge Footlights 1981 revue

"I sit in the chair and think about the word chair. It can also mean the leader of a meeting. It can also mean a mode of execution. It is the first syllable in charity. It is the French word for flesh. None of these facts has any connection with the others." —The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood