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“Oh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause others unknowingly.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big things and asking bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never know nothing more about the big things than you start out with. The more I wonder, the more I love.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“The more I wonder, the more I love.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
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