Explain Quotes from Handmaid's Tale

Pick 4 quotes from chapters 23-28 of The Handmaid's Tale. They must be relatively important to the overall plot or story, and should be around 3 sentences long.

For each quote, write a short description of what the quote means (i.e. paraphrase). Then, explain the relevance of the quote to the story (e.g. what the reader learns about a character, what important information is revealed) in 3-5 sentences.