The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)

by Margaret Atwood

“It was always a cruelty to promise them equality,” he said, “since by their nature they can never achieve it. We have already begun the merciful task of lowering their expectations.”

God was an imaginary friend, and you might as well believe in the fucking Tooth Fairy.

“No one wants to die,” said Becka. “But some people don’t want to live in any of the ways that are allowed.”

The truth can cause a lot of trouble for those who are not supposed to know it.