She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show.

I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.

Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.

I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

Women only nag when they feel unappreciated.

Only conformists are ever adored.

Even in the limo, I buckle my seatbelt. I got that seatbelt on before the car moves.

The difficulty lies, not in finding a producer, but in finding a consumer.

I lost the love of heaven above I spurned the lust of earth below I felt the sweets of fancied love And hell itself my only foe.

A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.

Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses.

Lovers are mirrors to each other. Love makes you aware of your original face.

Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

You have to acquire a personal peace of mind which comes with understanding.