"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles."Strength
"I love you. God knows I do. But I will kill your ass if you bring another woman in this house."Power
"Maybe I'm mean. But I'm honest. And I love my sister."Family
"Sometimes you got to git mad. Sometimes you got to let somebody know they done wrong you."Justice
"We are sisters. We have to take care of each other."Family
"Forgive my heart, I have no choice."
"All my life I had to fight."Perseverance
"You got to be real careful nowadays."Wisdom
"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles."Strength
"I don't fight because I have to, I fight because I am."Courage
"We are worthy of respect and love."
"Violence ain't nothing new."Strength
"She just want to be happy like anybody else."Happiness
"We was all in it together."
"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles."Strength
"Harpo, she say, you not listening to what I'm telling you."Relationships
"All my life I had to fight."Courage
"The world don't want no part of me."
"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles."Perseverance
"We ain't safe nowhere."Truth
"I started understanding that women need to take care of themselves."
"All my life I had to fight. That's all I've ever done."Strength
"I think women should stand together and help one another."Kindness
"Celie, you got to stand up for yourself. Anybody think different, let 'em say so."
"Squeak got to have a say so in what happen to her."
"I'm just trying to teach Harpo to listen to reason."
"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles."Strength
"I don't need you to love me. I just need you to know I'm here."
"Don't let nothing stop you. If you want something, go on and get it."Motivation
"There's something about being bold that just make you feel better."Courage