“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 child ain't safe in a family of mens, but I ain't never thought I'd have to fight in my own house!! I loves Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead 'fo I let him beat me...”
“Shug like honey. And now I's just like a bee.”
The Color Purple (1985 film)
“I'm poor, black; I may even be ugly. But dear God! I'm here! I'm here!”
The Color Purple (1985 film)
“[to Albert] The jail you planned for me is the one you're gonna rot in.”
The Color Purple (1985 film)
“See Daddy, sinners have soul too.”
The Color Purple (1985 film)
“I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.”
The Color Purple (1985 film)