“Shug: That means you still a virgin. Celie: Yeah, because don't nobody love me. Shug: I love you.”Tagged: virgin, Love, I Love You
“[to Albert] Till you do right by me, everything you even think about gonna fail.”Tagged: do right, Failure
“[to herself, after Shug shouts Albert's first name when she throws the burned food out of the bedroom] Albert?”Tagged: Mistaken Identity
“Shug: [after telling Albert that she and her husband are leaving] Celie is coming with us. Albert: What? Shug: Celie is coming with us to Memphis. Albert: Over my dead body. Shug: You satisfied? That what you want? Albert: [to Celie] NOW What's wrong with you? Celie: You a low-down dirty dog, that's…”Tagged: memphis, over my dead body, dirty dog
“Shug: That means you still a virgin. Celie: Yeah, because don't nobody love me. Shug: I love you.”Tagged: virgin, Love, I Love You
“[Celie confronts Albert] Nettie and my kids be comin' home soon, and when they get here we gonna set around and whip your ass.”Tagged: Threat
“Celie: He just climb on top of me and do his business. Shug: 'Do his business'? You sound like he going to the toilet on you. Celie: That's what it feel like. Shug: Why then, Miss Celie...that means you still a virgin!”Tagged: Toilet, Intercourse, virgin
“Celie: [to Shug] He beat me when you ain't here. Shug: Who do? Albert? Celie: Mister. Shug: Why he do that? Celie: He beat me for not being you.”Tagged: Domestic Violence
“Shug: More than anything God love admiration. Celie: You saying God is vain? Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it. Celie: You saying it just wanna be loved like it say in the Bible? Shug:…”Tagged: Bible, Purple, Singing, Dancing
“[on leaving the farm in Shug's car, shouting to Albert] I'm poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here. I'm here.”Tagged: poor, Black, ugly, perseverance