A scene from The Color Purple 1985
Celie

[holding a knife to Albert's throat]

I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble!

Sofia

Don't do it Miss Celie. Don't trade places with what I been through.

Shug

Come on Miss Celie let's go to the car.

Sofia

He ain't worth it, he ain't worth it.

Albert

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.

Sofia

Look like I came back just in time.

Old Mister

Well we need some stability around here, that's for sure.

Albert

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!

Albert

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!

Albert

[laughing]

You'll be back, Ha-Ha. What you gone do? You'll be back. Ha Ha.

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