And how easily a hand becomes a fist. - Margaret Atwood

There is indeed something delightful about being able to combine obedience and disobedience in the same act.

"No empire imposed by force or otherwise has ever been without this feature: control of the indigenous by members of their own group. In the case of Gilead, there were many women willing to serve as Aunts, either because of a genuine belief in what they called "traditional values", or for the benefits they might thereby acquire. When power is scarce, a little of it is tempting."

We've learned to see the world in gasps.