Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Quotes

Ms. Rain If not for yourself, then for the people who love you.

Precious Nobody loves me.

Ms. Rain People do love you, Precious.

Precious Please don't lie to me, Ms. Rain. Love ain't done nothing for me, love beat me... raped me... called me an animal... make me so worthless and... make me sick.

Ms. Rain That wasn't love, Precious. Your baby loves you. I love you. Write.

Tootsie You got a nasty-ass mouth.

Joann You got a nasty-ass hat.

Precious You don't even like me.

Mrs. Weiss Have we not been in this room together for like, a year discussing your life?

Precious Does that mean we like each other because we discussing my life?

Mrs. Weiss Well, I can't speak for you. I can only speak for me, and I like you. I do.

Mrs. Weiss Talk to me about the little you do know about your father. It is important, whether you know it or not.

Precious He give me his baby and my one before it, but I don't never see him...

Mrs. Weiss Wait, what did you say he gave you?

Precious Nothing.

Mrs. Weiss Wait, Claireece, you just said your father gave you something...

Precious Nothing.

Mrs. Weiss No, I heard you just say--

Precious You didn't hear shit.

Mrs. Weiss I heard you just say your father--

Precious You didn't hear shit like it!

Mrs. Weiss I don't care, honey! I need to know this!

Precious I didn't say nothing like it! Let's move on!

Mrs. Weiss I need this to help you--

Precious Bitch, can we change the subject?

Mrs. Weiss Okay. Well, I'll see you next time then. Or maybe you'll see someone else. But you're going to have to talk to someone if you want your check, sweetie.

Precious I see vampires, too.

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

Mary Jones See, I think right now you think you becomin a grown woman. Cause that shit you pulled in the kitchen... I shoulda fucked you up. But I let you walk away. And I let you get yourself together. But, bitch, I'mma let you know, don't you ever pull that shit again. That'll be your last mothafuckin day stayin here. I promise you that. You gon send a white bitch to my mothafuckin buzzer? Talkin bout some higher education? You're a dummy, bitch! You will never know shit! Don't nobody want you, don't nobody need you! You done fucked around and fucked my mothafuckin man? And had two mothafuckin children? And one of ems a goddamn animal, runnin round lookin crazy as a mothafucka? Bitch, you know what? See, I think you... I think you tryin me. I think you tryin to fuck with me. You fuckin with my money... and you gon stand up there and look at me like you a mothafuckin woman? I'mma show you what real women do, bitch. See, you don't know what real mothafuckin women do. Real mothafuckin women sacrifice! I shoulda aborted your mothafuckin ass! Cause you ain't shit! I knew it when the doctor put you in my goddamn hand you wasn't a goddamn thing! You wear that smirk on your face, bitch?

Claireece Precious Jones 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.

Claireece Precious Jones 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?

Claireece Precious Jones 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.

Claireece Precious Jones I'm gonna break through or somebody gonna break through to me.