The Color Purple Quotes

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Sophia: All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men, but I ain't never thought I'd have to fight in my own house!

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Celie: [on leaving the farm in Shug's car, shouting to Albert] I'm poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here. I'm here.

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Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife] I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble! Sofia: Don't do it Mrs. Celie. Don't trade places with what I been through. Shug: Come on, Celie, let's go to the car. Sof...

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Young Celie: Write! Nettie: What? Young Celie: Write! Nettie: Nothing but death can keep me from it!

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Shug: See Daddy, sinners have souls too.

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Shug: More than anything God love admiration. Celie: You saying God is vain? Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the colour purple in a field and don't notice it. Celie: You saying it jus...

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Celie: The jail you planned for me is the one you're gonna rot in.

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Sophia: I loves Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead 'fo I let him beat me.

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Celie: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Celie: Shug like honey. And now, I's just like a bee.

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Shug: I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.

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Sofia: Sat in that jail, I sat in that jail til I near about done rot to death. I know what it like to wanna go somewhere and cain't. I know what it like to wanna sing... and have it beat out 'ya. I want to thank you, Miss Celie, fo everything you do...

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Celie: [to Albert] Till you do right by me, everything you even think about gonna' fail.

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Sofia: Now you want a dead son-in-law, Mrs. Celie? You just keep on advising him like you doing.

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Pa Harris: [as he snatches away Celie newborn daughter] You better not tell nobody but God. It'll kill yo mama.

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Celie: [to Shug] He beat me when you ain't here. Shug: Who do? Albert? Celie: Mister. Shug: Why he do that? Celie: He beat me for not being you.

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Harpo: Who this, Pa? Who this? Albert: The woman that shoulda been yo' mammy.

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Shug: [to Celie] You sho' is ugly!

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