Claireece Precious Jones quotes from Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

View Quote My name is Claireece Precious Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair. And I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. But first I wanna be in one of them BET videos. Momma said I can't dance. Plus, she said who wants to see my big ass dancing, anyhow?

View Quote There's always something wrong with these tests. These tests paint a picture of me with no brain. These tests paint a picture of me and my mother, my whole family as less than dumb. Just ugly black grease, need to be wiped away, find a job for.

View Quote I'm gonna break through or somebody gonna break through to me.

View Quote The other day, I cried. I felt stupid. But you know what? **** that day. That's why God, or whoever, makes new days. Still hungry, though.

View Quote [to her mother] You know, to this day, I never even knew who you was, not even after all them things you did. Maybe I was too stupid. Maybe I just didn't want to. You ain't gonna see me no more.