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Loretta is the mother of an inmate at Kevin’s prison. She meets Eva in the waiting room one day, and Loretta tells Eva not to blame herself for her son’s murders. She says that mothers are always blamed unnecessarily, but no one ever blames fathers. Eva is emotionally moved by the exchange.
Loretta Greenleaf Quotes in We Need to Talk About Kevin
The We Need to Talk About Kevin quotes below are all either spoken by Loretta Greenleaf or refer to Loretta Greenleaf. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14: January 13, 2001
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You can blame your mother, and she can blame hers. Leastways sooner or later it’s the fault of somebody who’s dead.
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Loretta Greenleaf Quotes in We Need to Talk About Kevin
The We Need to Talk About Kevin quotes below are all either spoken by Loretta Greenleaf or refer to Loretta Greenleaf. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14: January 13, 2001
Quotes
You can blame your mother, and she can blame hers. Leastways sooner or later it’s the fault of somebody who’s dead.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
