The Color Purple

Book · 5 characters · 523 quotes · 1976

Quotes from The Color Purple

M
"I ain't never asked you to like me"
Mr. (Albert)
C
"I spec if I wait long enough, something good will happen"
Celie Hope
S
"Miss Celie never know nothing"
Shug Avery Knowledge
C
"We was all just right together"
Celie
C
"I think God just made up his mind about me"
Celie Faith
N
"Your sister gone to Africa"
Nettie Adventure
S
"Nothing wrong with you"
Shug Avery
C
"I'm pore, I'm black, I may be ugly"
Celie
S
"Celie, you got to do what you got to do"
Shug Avery Courage
C
"I love Shug Avery"
Celie Love
C
"Us sleep like sisters now"
Celie Friendship
C
"Mr. scared"
Celie
C
"I don't fight. I lay there"
Celie
S
"God is inside you and inside everybody else"
Shug Avery Faith
S
"That the gift of love from God."
Shug Avery Faith
C
"I never thought I'd ever be free."
Celie Freedom
S
"Sing a little song."
Shug Avery Music
C
"I got to open my mouth and tell the truth."
Celie Truth
S
"That what I love about you, Celie, you so strong."
Shug Avery Strength
S
"You got to be real careful nowadays."
Sofia Wisdom
C
"I never knew what the word shame meant till I heard my own voice give its name."
Celie
N
"We want her to go to Africa too."
Nettie Adventure
C
"I am my mother's daughter."
Celie Family
S
"Don't never let nobody make you feel like you ain't good enough."
Shug Avery Motivation
C
"I really feel like killing somebody."
Celie
C
"You should stay here, Nettie, it is peaceful."
Celie Peace
N
"I have love in my heart for you."
Nettie Love
C
"He beat me like he beat his children."
Celie
S
"Everything want to be loved."
Shug Avery Love
C
"I wonder what God had in mind."
Celie Philosophy