Many readers fail to realize this, but 'The Color Purple' is a theological text. It is about the reclamation of one's original God: the earth and nature.

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"Even as I hold you, I am letting you go."

- Alice Walker

Love

"I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor its coming with all my heart."

- Alice Walker

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"I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart."

- Alice Walker

Love

"The more I wonder, the more I love."

- Alice Walker

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"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men."

- Alice Walker

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"The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."

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"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."

- W.T. Ellis

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"That it shall not be just a day, But last a lifetime through, The miracle of Christmastime That brings God close to you."

- Ann Schultz

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"Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King."

- Joy to the World

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"Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it–you feel it. You know it. You believe it."

- Kevin Alan Milne

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