When they came to harvest my corpse (open your mouth…
“When they came to harvest my corpse (open your mouth, close your eyes) cut my body from the rope, surprise, surprise: I was still alive. Tough luck, folks, I know the law: you can't execute me twice for the same thing. How nice. I fell to the clover, breathed it in, and bared my teeth at them in a filthy grin. You can imagine how that went over. Now I only need to look out at them through my sky-blue eyes. They see their own ill will staring then in the forehead and turn tail Before, I was not a witch. But now I am one.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A survivor confronts death, legal paradoxes, and transformation into a witch, reflecting on power and identity.
In simple terms: Survivor faces death, becomes witch, questions law.
Key Takeaway
Embrace resilience and question authority.
Themes
survival
identity
power
transformation
law
Mood
defiant
dark
reflective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- courtroom
- prison
- personal crisis
- rebirth
- social oppression
Key Concepts
existentialism
paradox
witchcraft
Questions to Reflect On
- How does confronting mortality change self‑perception?
- What does “witch” symbolize here?
A Different Perspective
Legal loopholes may not protect against systemic oppression.