Memorable The Color Purple Quotes

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"You have got to find a way to let your own light shine."
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
"Everything you’ve ever thought and dreamed of has been handed to you. You’re just too afraid to claim it."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"In nature’s infinite book of secrecy, a little I can read."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I am an expression of the divine, and I will not be silent."
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Maya Angelou
"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on."
Celie, The Color Purple
"What you do to others, you do to yourself."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
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"I’m gonna live to see you live."
Seeley, The Color Purple
"God is trying to tell you something."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"The only thing that matters is love."
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
"To be in love is to be in life."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I can’t keep on living under the fear of men."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You can’t hurt me, I’m free!"
Celie, The Color Purple
"I want to know what is going on with you, not what I can do."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"Your eyes are like the sky; they have the light of prayer."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"If you don’t want to see me, then don’t look."
Celie, The Color Purple
"Each day is a little life."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You are not alone, and you have to keep going."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I’m not perfect, but I’m still divine."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"There’s a piece of the universe with your name on it."
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
"Let me be a voice for the voiceless."
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
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"I am pore, I am black, I may be ugly, but dear God, I am here!"
Celie, The Color Purple
"The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman."
Malcolm X
"You gotta fight to be yourself."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"This is how I know what real love is. And your love, you give and not to take."
Celie, The Color Purple
"A womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender."
Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks
"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"Everything you ever did to me, I’m going to do to you."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly, but I’m here."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You don’t know what you’re doing. You’re trying to change the world, but you won’t find happiness in it."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mama."
Celie, The Color Purple
"It’s so hard to be a woman."
Squeak, The Color Purple
"I’m just glad I can stand up and say it out loud."
Squeak, The Color Purple
"I think that people should be able to love who they love."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I ain’t never seen a purple cow. I hope to see one soon. I’d rather see than be one."
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"I’m not going to let anybody push me around."
Celie, The Color Purple
"It's like being lost in the wilderness without a map."
Celie, The Color Purple
"When you’re in a dark place, you cannot see the light."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You have to love yourself before you can love someone else."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"When it comes down to it, the only ones that matter are our sisters."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I can’t say I’ll ever stop thinking about you."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I’m ready to love. I’m ready to be happy."
Celie, The Color Purple
"Don’t let nobody catch you in their trap."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"You better not say nothing to these men about us."
Celie, The Color Purple
"The only way to really know is to go through it yourself."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"I want to be free; I want to be happy."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You can’t keep your anger forever."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"Love is a form of liberty."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook... But I’m here."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You better not never tell nobody but God. It’ll kill your mama."
Celie, The Color Purple
"Everything you ever wanted is on the other side of fear."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I am an expression of the divine."
Sofia, The Color Purple
"The most important thing I can teach my children is to love themselves."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"I'm pore, I'm black, I may be ugly and can't cook. But I'm here."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I felt like a little girl, too excited to hold it in,"
Celie, The Color Purple
"It’s better to be a woman than a man."
Sofia, The Color Purple
"You got to let the world know you exist."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"You made me feel like I was mutt'n."
Sofia, The Color Purple
"When you walk in the room, you can feel the love."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"I am not my father’s daughter, and I am not my mother’s mother."
Celie, The Color Purple
"I am who I am, and I am at peace with myself."
Celie, The Color Purple
"People don't have to like you, but you have to like yourself."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"I’m going to tell you the truth: You have the ability to create change."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"To love is to never have to say you’re sorry."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You can’t barn the barn door after the cow has already escaped."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"Nothing is ever easy, but everything is possible."
Celie, The Color Purple
"There is no such thing as too much love."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"If you want to see a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain."
Celie, The Color Purple
"All my life I had to fight."
Sojourner Truth, referenced by Celie in The Color Purple
"You think I’m one-armed? One-eyed? Well, I might be, but I’m mighty."
Celie, The Color Purple
"In the end, you must be true to yourself."
Celie, The Color Purple
"You’re beautiful the way you are."
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
"Ain't nobody gonna stop me."
Sofia, The Color Purple
"Life is about relationships and connection."
Celie, The Color Purple
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."
Alice Walker
"I'm pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can't cook... But I'm here."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved."
Sweet Georgie Fame (from The Color Purple)
"I’m free, dear God. I’m free."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"If you want to be a part of a family, you can’t run away from it."
Alice Walker
"I’m a woman, and I’m strong. I’m no one’s fool. I’ll be treated like a queen."
Sofia (from The Color Purple)
"It’s not the end of the world, you know. It’s just one more thing to rise above."
Alice Walker
"You better not never tell nobody but God."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"I’m just glad to be alive, and I’m glad to have other women with me."
Alice Walker
"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
Alice Walker
"Life is about embracing your truth and who you are."
Squeak (from The Color Purple)
"A girl shouldn’t leave home until she finds a good man."
Shug Avery (from The Color Purple)
"You can’t hurt me no more. I’m beyond hurt."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"Death is a blessing when you think about it. A release from this life of suffering."
Nettie (from The Color Purple)
"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know."
Alice Walker
"I am my own protector. I am my own savior."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"I love you, and I’ll always love you, and I’ll never stop loving you."
Shug Avery (from The Color Purple)
"You got to be like a bird: you got to learn to fly."
Alice Walker
"The best thing you can do is to be honest with yourself."
Sofia (from The Color Purple)
"God gives you the experience, but the choice is yours."
Alice Walker
"If you can't give me your heart, don't bother giving me anything at all."
Shug Avery (from The Color Purple)
"I didn’t think I would live long enough to find happiness."
Celie (from The Color Purple)
"You have to find the love in you before you can give it away."
Alice Walker
"Too many girls are worried about what they look like instead of what they feel like."
Squeak (from The Color Purple)
"To love is to be in communication with your soul."
Alice Walker
"The world is not just black and white; it’s richer than that. It’s colored by our experiences."
Alice Walker
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