"Adolph Caesar - Old Mister"

"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."

"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"