The Color Purple - Consequences of Betrayal and Resilience
Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife]
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, 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. Goodbye.
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The Color Purple - Resilience Through Adversity and Hope
Sofia:
I done had enough bad luck to keep me laughin the rest of my life. Sat in that jail. I sat in that jail til I nearby done rot to death. I know what it like, Ms. Celie, to wanna go somewhere and cain't. I know what it like to wanna sing... and have it beat outch'ya. I want to thank you, Miss Celie, fo everything you done for me. I members that day I was in the store with Miss Millie - I's feelin real down. I's feelin mighty bad. And when I see'd you — I knowed there is a God. I knowed there is a God. And one day I was gonna get to come home.
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The Color Purple - Struggles Against Oppression and Domestic Violence
Sofia:
All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain't safe in a family of mens, but I ain't never thought I'd have to fight in my own house!! I loves Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead fo I let him beat me...
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A Wrinkle in Time - Guidance in the Face of Darkness
Mrs. Which: [dissappointed]
Whatsit, those from Earth need more help than most. You know this... you could have prepared them better. We must help them stay focused on light when darkness is present.
Mrs. Whatsit:
I mean I'm trying, but they're human. They're very limited.
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A Wrinkle in Time - A Wrinkle in Time - Mrs. Which
Mrs. Which:
Trust nothing.
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A Wrinkle in Time - The Speed of Darkness Beyond Light
Mrs. Which:
The only thing faster than light is the darkness.
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