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Violence Quotes in The Help

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"If I didn't hit you, Minny, who knows what you'd become." (32.30)

Who knows what I could become if Leroy would stop goddamn hitting me. (32.32)

Minny comes to realize that she can only grow and reach all she's capable of if she escapes the constant physical abuse she suffers at the hands of her husband.