"Rae Dawn Chong - Squeak"

"Shug like honey. And now I's just like a bee."

"I'm poor, black; I may even be ugly. But dear God! I'm here! I'm here!"

"The more things change, the more they stay the same."

"[to Albert] The jail you planned for me is the one you're gonna rot in."

"See Daddy, sinners have soul too."

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

"[to Celie] You sho' is ugly!"

"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 chi…"

"Desreta Jackson - Young Celie"