The Handmaid's Tale
Wednesdays on HuluI used to think of my body as an instrument for the accomplishment of my will. I could use it...
I used to think of my body as an instrument for the accomplishment of my will. I could use it run, pick things up, make things happen. There were limits, of course, but my body was nonetheless one with me. It obeyed my commands, mostly without complaint. Not anymore. Now there’s tending to be done. There’s homemade penicillin, mold scraped off rotten fruit, an old Martha recipe. There’s comfrey and marigold oil to make the skin heal faster. Almost bikini season. I almost died when we first got here, they said. Sepsis. Janine said I was talking to Hannah. I don’t remember. Pain makes your world very small. My world has been this room. Today I venture forth. My world can’t be small, not now, because the others need me to protect them. Gilead is out there. Gilead isn't afraid. It does not hurt or sleep. It keeps coming. It keeps searching for us, and they will keep coming forever and ever and ever. No more time for me to stay in bed.
June
- Episode:
- The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 1: "Pigs"
- Show:
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Related Quotes:
- The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 1 Quotes, The Handmaid's Tale Quotes
- Added by:
- Jessica Lerner
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