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Violence Quotes in We Need to Talk About Kevin

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Quote #10

"I'm stupid! Kevin says so and he's right. I'm stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid!" She hit herself so hard on the temple with her balled up fist that I had to grab her wrist. (22.123)

Celia is generally such a gentle child, but she's either inherited this violent behavior genetically, or she's learned it from her brother. The different between Celia and Kevin is that Celia is self-destructive instead of just plain destructive.