The Color Purple

Book · 5 characters · 523 quotes · 1976

Quotes from The Color Purple

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"God don't like ugly."
Celie
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"She just want to be happy like anybody else."
Sofia Happiness
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"I don't hate nothing anymore."
Celie Peace
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"Life be a little better when you got somebody to love."
Celie Love
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"I understand now why I'm here on this earth."
Celie
N
"She got a right to know the truth."
Nettie Truth
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"I sing because my soul needs to come out."
Shug Avery Art
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"The time to love her is now."
Shug Avery Love
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"Sugar, there's more to life than what you in."
Shug Avery Inspiration
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"I know what I did that wrong in my life and you are not it."
Mr. (Albert)
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"We are all connected in this life."
Nettie Philosophy
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"Lord, please teach me how to be comfortable with myself."
Celie
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"I have my sister. I have love."
Celie Family
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"Finally, I'm in the hands of someone who won't hurt me."
Celie
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"I be so spiritual and everything, I'm not suppose to notice."
Shug Avery Humor
C
"I am here now. And that is enough."
Celie
C
"Dear God, I am sick."
Celie Hope
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"She come walking in. Then the magic happen."
Celie Love
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"Us is here. We is here. And we love each other."
Celie Family
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"I love God. I love everything God love."
Celie Faith
S
"Violence ain't nothing new."
Sofia Strength
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"Anybody mean that don't want you to talk to nobody else."
Shug Avery Truth
C
"I'm free. I can do anything."
Celie Freedom
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"The more I wonder, the more I love."
Nettie Wisdom
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"I have already lost so much that I consider myself a lucky woman."
Celie Gratitude
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"I'm poor, I'm black, I may be ugly and I'm here."
Celie Courage
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"Everything want to be loved."
Shug Avery Love
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"Here's the thing, now I know I'm here. And I know I'm valuable."
Celie
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"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."
Shug Avery
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"We chose ourselves first."
Celie