Who said "I'm afraid of what I am inside. I don't want to be bad."?

This quote is attributed to Matilda Wormwood.

I'm afraid of what I am inside. I don't want to be bad. - Matilda Wormwood

"I'm afraid of what I am inside. I don't want to be bad."

Matilda Wormwood Fear

Character in Matilda

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