Important+Quotes



"Shug act more manly than most men . . . he say. You know Shug will fight, he say. Just like Sofia. She bound to live her life and be herself no matter what. Mr. think all this is stuff men do. But Harpo not like this, I tell him. You not like this. What Shug got is womanly it seem like to me. Specially since she and Sofia the ones got it."  " I say, Write. She say, What? I say, write. She say, Nothing but death can keep me from it. She never write." (18)  "She so mad tears be flying every which way while she pack. You got to fight them, Celie, she say. I can't do it for you. You got to fight them for yourself." (21)  __"__Harpo ast his daddy why he beat me. Mr. _ say, cause she my wife. Plus. she stubborn. All women good for-he don't finish." (22).  "Shug Avery is coming to town! She coming with her orkestra. She going to sing in th Lucky Star out on Coalman road." (24).  "Harpo want to know what to do to make Sofia mind. He sit out on the porch with Mr. _. You ever hit her? Mr. ast. Harpo look down at his hands. Naw suh, he say low, embarrass. Well how you spect to make her mind? Wives is like children. You have to let 'em know who got the upper hand. Nothing can do that better than a good sound beating" (35).  "I won't leave, she say, until I know Albert won't even think about beating you" (75).  "She turn to face up to Harpo. Harpo, she say, do you really love me, or just my color. Harpo say, I love you, Squeak. He kneel down and try to put his arms round her waist. She stand up. My name Mary Agnes, she say" (97).  <span style="color: #d010e5; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">"Dear God, This the letter I been holding in my hand. Dear Celie, I know you think I am dead. But I am not. I been writing to you too, over the years, but Albert said you'd never hear from me again and since I never heard from you all this time, I guess he was right." (117). <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__"__Sofia and Harpo always try to set me up with some man__.__ Mr.__ have to come to the rescue. He tell the man, This lady my wife. The man vanish out the door. Us sit, have a cold drink. Talk about our days together with Shug." (261). <span style="color: #8e3aa1; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> " The only thing bother me is she don't never say nothing bout coming back. And I miss her. I miss her friendship so much that if she want to come back here dragging Germaine I'd make them both welcome, or die trying" (269). <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #9522d8; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">" I had me a fine sister named Nettie. I had me another fine woman friend name Shug. I had me some fine children growing up in Africa, singing and writing verses. THe first two months was hell though, I tell the world. But now Shug's six months is come and gone and she ain't come back. And I try to teach my heart not to want nothign it can't have. " (267).