“Now you want a dead son-in-law, Mrs. Celie? You just keep on advising him like you doing.”

“Squeak: Harpo! Who dis woman? Harpo: Now come now, you know who this is. Squeak: She…”

“You told Harpo to beat me?”

“Miss Millie: You kids are so clean. You wanna come work for me, be my maid? Sofia: Hell,…”