BEST QUOTES FROM THE COLOR PURPLE

“I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it.” – Shug Avery

“I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.” – Celie

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” – Sofia

“I may be black, I may even be ugly, but I’m here.” – Celie

“Everything you’ve done to me already been done to you.” – Celie

“You got to fight them, Celie. You got to fight them every second.” – Sofia

“You have to ask for what you want. You have to demand it.” – Shug Avery

“Have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.” – Shug Avery

“The truth’ll set you free. But first it piss you off.” – Shug Avery

“I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.” – Celie

“When I think about myself, I take up the largest part of the pie; when Celie thinks about herself, she too take up most of the pie. And when I think about Celie I take up the rest. Pie or no pie, who come first? Nobody can love Celie like Shug.” – Shug Avery

“You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy.” – Celie

“She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.” – Shug Avery

“What God do for me? I say. Color purple. God say. All things. Indians say God rob them. Kill they flocks. Kill they mans. Indians git mad and try to tear up the place. God throw down thunder. Indians stop eating and die. God hid they mans. Indians say where is God? God say, Here I is, but they don’t believe. Indians tray to shoot God. God whitefolks. They try to crucify him.” – Celie

“Here’s the thing, say Shug. The thing I believe. God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifest itself even if you not looking, or don’t know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think. Sorrow, lord. Feeling like shit.” – Shug Avery

“You won’t amount to nothing!” – Mister

“I loves Harpo, God knows, but I’ll kill him dead before I let him beat me.” – Sofia

“You taking back your own life, Celie. You passin’ from the old to the new. It’s just about halfway so now ain’t the time to quit.” – Shug Avery

“I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.” – Celie

“People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.” – Shug Avery

“I curse you. Until you do right by me, everything you touch will crumble.” – Celie

“The thing that helped me survive was knowing the color purple was there somewhere. And that there’s life after death. And love after hate.” – Celie

“Everything you done to me already been done to you.” – Celie

“You got to fight them, Celie. You got to fight them every second.” – Sofia

“I is your wife. This life you gave me. That nigger you chasing behind. Will be your death. Death by childbirth.” – Sofia

“I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.” – Celie

“You told Harpo to beat me. Well, now I’m telling you, your black ass ain’t worth shit.” – Sofiapurple in a field and don’t notice it.” – Shug Avery

“Everything you gone through, God got it with you. Everything you done to me already been done to you.” – Celie

“You got to fight them, Celie. You got to fight them every second.” – Sofia