Celie The more things change, the more they stay the same.
2nd most-quoted character in The Color Purple (1985): in 10 of its 25 quotes
Most scenes with: Old Mister (4), Shug Avery (4), Albert (2)
Next time I put a lil Shug Avery pee in his glass....see how he like that.
More lines from Celie
4 quotes Celie Celie Shug like honey. And now, I's just like a bee.
Celie [to Shug]
He (Albert) beat me when you ain't here. He beat me for not being you.
Celie [to Albert]
Nettie and my kids be comin' home soon, and when they get here we gonna' set around and whip your ass.
Scenes with Celie
5 scenes Young Celie Nettie. Write.
Young Nettie What?
Young Celie Write.
Young Nettie Nothing but death can keep me from it.
More than anything God loves admiration.
Celie You saying God is vain?
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?
Yeah, Celie. Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance, and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk? Oh, yeah, this field feels like singing!
What?
Celie is coming with us to Memphis.
Over my dead body.
You satisfied? That what you want?
Celie You a low down dirty dog, that's what's wrong. Time for me to get away from you, and enter into Creation. And your dead body'd be just the welcome mat I need.
Celie [holding a knife to Albert's throat]
I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble!
Don't do it Miss Celie. Don't trade places with what I been through.
Come on Miss Celie let's go to the car.
He ain't worth it, he ain't worth it.
Who you think you is? You can't curse nobody. Look at you. You're black, you're poor, you're ugly, you're a woman, you're nothing at all!
Celie Until you do right by me, everything you even think about gonna fail!
Grady It's been a pleasure meeting all of you. Good-bye.
Look like I came back just in time.
Well we need some stability around here, that's for sure.
I shoulda locked you up. Just let you out to work.
Celie The jail you planned for me is the one you gonna rot in!
I'ma knock you under...
Celie Everything you done to me, you already under, you. I'm poor, I'm black, I may even be ugly, but, dear God, I'm here, I'm here!
Celie He beat me when you ain't here.
Who do? Albert?
Celie Mister.
Why he do that?
Celie He beat me for not being you.
